''du Maurier is a magician, a virtuouso. She can conjure up
tragedy, horror, tension, suspense the ridiculous, the vain, the
romantic'' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
"The House on the Strand is prime du Maurier. . . . She
holds her characters close to reality; the past she creates is
valid, and her skill in finessing the time shifts is enough to make
one want to try a little of the brew himself."--New York
Times
內容簡介:
Dick Young is lent a house in Cornwall by his friend Professor
Magnus Lane. During his stay he agrees to serve as a guinea pig for
a new drug that Magnus has discovered in his biochemical
researches. The effect of this drug is to transport Dick from the
house at Kilmarth to the Cornwall of the 14th century. There, in
the manor of Tywardreath, the domain of Sir Henry Champernoune, he
witnesses intrigue, adultery and murder. As his time travelling
increases, Dick resents more and more the days he must spend in the
modern world, longing ever more fervently to get back into his
world of centuries before ...
關於作者:
Daphne du Maurier 1907-89 was born in London and educated at
home and in Paris. Her beloved Cornwall, where she lived for most
of her life, was the setting for her bestselling novels.