Something is horribly wrong in the remote English village of Cainsmarsh. An elderly woman stiffens in dread at her own shadow; a terrified farmer murders a scarecrow; food prepared by others is eyed with suspicion; family pets are bludgeoned to death; loving couples are devoured by rage and violence. A spirit-corrupting evil pervades the land, infesting the minds of those who call Cainsmarsh home. Is this vision real, or a paranoid fantasy generated by an even darker, worldwide threat? And is the call to resist the danger itself a danger? These are questions that disturb the calm of an indolent croquet player who happens to hear the tale of the unlucky village. H. G. Wells's ambiguous story of horror is a modern classic, a prophetic, disturbing glimpse of the primitive distrust and violence that gnaw at the heart of the modern world.
- ISBN:
- 9780803298422
- 9780803298422
- Category:
- Classic fiction
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 01-10-2004
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- University of Nebraska Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 112
- Dimensions (mm):
- 203x135x6mm
- Weight:
- 0.11kg
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