Bibliograph

The Hopkins manuscript, a novel, R. C. Sherriff

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The Hopkins manuscript, a novel, R. C. Sherriff

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The Hopkins manuscript

Oclc number

1330894833

Responsibility statement

R. C. Sherriff

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"Edgar Hopkins is a retired math teacher with a strong sense of self-importance, whose greatest pride in life is winning poultry breeding contests. When not meticulously caring for his Bantam, Edgar is an active member of the British Lunar Society. Thanks to that affiliation, Edgar becomes one of the first people to learn the moon is on a collision course with Earth. Members of the society are sworn to secrecy, but eventually the moon looms so large in the sky that the truth can no longer be denied. During these final days, Edgar writes what he calls "The Hopkins Manuscript" -- a testimony juxtaposing the ordinary and extraordinary as the villagers dig trenches and play cricket before the end of days. First published in 1939, as the world was teetering on the brink of global war, R.C. Sherriff's classic science fiction novel is a timely and powerful missive that captures human nature in all its complexity." --Back cover

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