Author: Shirley Ewart
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780933994188
Category : British Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Highly Respectable Families
Author: Shirley Ewart
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780933994188
Category : British Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9780933994188
Category : British Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Death of Grass
Author: John Christopher
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141192011
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
A thought experiment in future-shock survivalism' Robert MacFarlane 'Gripping ... of all science fiction's apocalypses, this is one of the most haunting' Financial Times WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT MACFARLANE A post-apocalyptic vision of the world pushed to the brink by famine, John Christopher's science fiction masterpiece The Death of Grass includes an introduction by Robert MacFarlane in Penguin Modern Classics. At first the virus wiping out grass and crops is of little concern to John Custance. It has decimated Asia, causing mass starvation and riots, but Europe is safe and a counter-virus is expected any day. Except, it turns out, the governments have been lying to their people. When the deadly disease hits Britain, society starts to descend into barbarism. As John and his family try to make it across country to the safety of his brother's farm in a hidden valley, their humanity is tested to its very limits. A chilling psychological thriller and one of the greatest post-apocalyptic novels ever written, The Death of Grass shows people struggling to hold on to their identities as the familiar world disintegrates - and the terrible price they must pay for surviving. John Christopher (1922-2012) was the pen name of Samuel Youd, a prolific writer of science fiction. His novels were popular during the 1950s and 1960s, most notably The Death Of Grass (1956), The World in Winter (1962), and Wrinkle in the Skin (1965), all works depicting ordinary people struggling in the midst of apocalyptic catastrophes. In 1966 he started writing science-fiction for adolescents; The Tripods trilogy, the Prince in Waiting trilogy (also known as the Sword of the Spirits trilogy) and The Lotus Caves are still widely read today. Ifyou enjoyed The Death of Grass, you might like John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141192011
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
A thought experiment in future-shock survivalism' Robert MacFarlane 'Gripping ... of all science fiction's apocalypses, this is one of the most haunting' Financial Times WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT MACFARLANE A post-apocalyptic vision of the world pushed to the brink by famine, John Christopher's science fiction masterpiece The Death of Grass includes an introduction by Robert MacFarlane in Penguin Modern Classics. At first the virus wiping out grass and crops is of little concern to John Custance. It has decimated Asia, causing mass starvation and riots, but Europe is safe and a counter-virus is expected any day. Except, it turns out, the governments have been lying to their people. When the deadly disease hits Britain, society starts to descend into barbarism. As John and his family try to make it across country to the safety of his brother's farm in a hidden valley, their humanity is tested to its very limits. A chilling psychological thriller and one of the greatest post-apocalyptic novels ever written, The Death of Grass shows people struggling to hold on to their identities as the familiar world disintegrates - and the terrible price they must pay for surviving. John Christopher (1922-2012) was the pen name of Samuel Youd, a prolific writer of science fiction. His novels were popular during the 1950s and 1960s, most notably The Death Of Grass (1956), The World in Winter (1962), and Wrinkle in the Skin (1965), all works depicting ordinary people struggling in the midst of apocalyptic catastrophes. In 1966 he started writing science-fiction for adolescents; The Tripods trilogy, the Prince in Waiting trilogy (also known as the Sword of the Spirits trilogy) and The Lotus Caves are still widely read today. Ifyou enjoyed The Death of Grass, you might like John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.
The Journal of the Senate During the ... Session of the Legislature of the State of California
Author: California. Legislature. Senate
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 1130
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 1130
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Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly ... of the Legislature of the State of California ...
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 852
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 852
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Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly ... of the Legislature of the State of California ...
Author: California
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 858
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 858
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California Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 1380
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 1380
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Report of the California State Agricultural Society
Author: California State Agricultural Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural exhibitions
Languages : en
Pages : 610
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ISBN:
Category : Agricultural exhibitions
Languages : en
Pages : 610
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Journal
Author: California. Legislature
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 484
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 484
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Data Book, Operating Banks and Branches
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Bank accounts
Languages : en
Pages : 676
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bank accounts
Languages : en
Pages : 676
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Utah Geographic Names
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.). Branch of Geographic Names
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 472
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 472
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