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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Sherriff, R. C. (Robert Cedric), 1896-1975.     Subjects     Collisions (Astrophysics) -- Fiction.     Death -- Psychological aspects -- Fiction.     End of the world (Astronomy) -- Fiction.     End of the world -- Fiction.     Poultry -- Breeding -- Fiction.     Retired teachers -- Fiction.     Moon -- Fiction.     England -- Fiction.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Sherriff, R. C. (Robert Cedric), 1896-1975.       by title:      The Hopkins manuscri...       by call number:      FICTION SHE     Search the Web     Sherriff, R. C. (Robert Cedric), 1896-1975.     Collisions (Astrophysics) -- Fiction.     Death -- Psychological aspects -- Fiction.     End of the world (Astronomy) -- Fiction.     End of the world -- Fiction.     Poultry -- Breeding -- Fiction.     Retired teachers -- Fiction.     Moon -- Fiction.     England -- Fiction.       MARC Display

The Hopkins manuscript : a novel / R. C. Sherriff. by Sherriff, R. C. (Robert Cedric), 1896-1975. Scribner, 2023. Call #: FICTION SHE Subjects Collisions (Astrophysics) -- Fiction.   Death -- Psychological aspects -- Fiction.   End of the world (Astronomy) -- Fiction.   End of the world -- Fiction.   Poultry -- Breeding -- Fiction.   Retired teachers -- Fiction.   Moon -- Fiction.   England -- Fiction. ISBN:  9781668003947 (trade pbk.) Edition:  1st Scribner trade ed. Description:  385 p. ; 22 cm. Notes:  "Originally published in Great Britain in 1939 by Victor Gollancz"--T.p. verso. Summary:  "[...] a prescient, rediscovered speculative novel about how a small English village prepares for the end of the world. Edgar Hopkins is a retired math teacher in his mid-fifties 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, headed towards Earth. Members of the society are sworn to secrecy but eventually the moon looms so large in the sky that the government can no longer deny the truth. It's during these final days that Edgar befriends two young siblings and writes what he calls The Hopkins Manuscript-- a testimony juxtaposing the ordinary and extraordinary as Edgar and 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 speculative novel is a timely and powerful warning from the past that captures the breadth of human nature in all its complexity"--Provided by publisher. Genre:  Apocalyptic fiction. Historical fiction Humorous fiction Holds:  3   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION SHE Adult Trade Paperback Books Checked out Jul 17, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Woodlawn Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION SHE Adult Trade Paperback Books Checked out Jul 27, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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