The Gap In The Curtain

Author : John Buchan
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1304969819
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gap in the Curtain written by John Buchan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-03-24 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gap in the Curtain John Buchan is remembered for his spy thrillers like "The 39 Steps" but he also wrote tales of the supernatural. Whether The Gap in the Curtain is a supernatural tale, or science fiction, or horror, is difficult to say. A brilliant but possibly slightly unbalanced scientist discovers a means of lifting the curtain for a moment and gaining a glimpse of the future. This discovery allows six guests in his country house to see, for a brief instant of time, a page from a newspaper from one year in the future. The book then follows the life of each of the six people up to that date a year in the future, and examines the way they deal with the knowledge they have gained. The trick to it is that what they each see is an isolated fact, taken out of context. It can enlighten, but it can just as easily mislead. They know one thing that is going to happen, but they don't know how and why it will happen. The knowledge turns out to be surprisingly dangerous.

Author : John Buchan
Publisher : House of Stratus
ISBN 13 : 1842327674
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gap in the Curtain written by John Buchan and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 1932 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'Gap in the Curtain' is a supernatural story full of suspense. Guests at a country house party are enabled by an eccentric scientist to see a glimpse of an issue of 'The Times', dated a year ahead of time.

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Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Author : John Buchan
Publisher : Delphi Classics
ISBN 13 : 1788773470
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book the Gap in the Curtain by John Buchan - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) written by John Buchan and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2017-07-17 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘ the Gap in the Curtain by John Buchan - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of John Buchan’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Buchan includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘ the Gap in the Curtain by John Buchan - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Buchan’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

Author : John Buchan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Author : John Buchan
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Author : Buchan John
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781975607326
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gap in the Curtain written by Buchan John and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-20 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buchan's novel opens with the narrator, Sir Edward Leithen, being introduced at a house party to the brilliant physicist and mathematician professor Moe. Moe has been working on a new theory of time, and believes he has found a way of enabling people to see, as if through a 'gap in the curtain', details of a future event. He enlists several of the house party guests into an experiment.

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ISBN 13 : 9781921775581
Total Pages : pages
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Author : John Buchan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Author : John Buchan
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gap in the Curtain written by John Buchan and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-20 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buchan's novel opens with the narrator, Sir Edward Leithen, being introduced at a house party to the brilliant physicist and mathematician professor Moe. Moe has been working on a new theory of time, and believes he has found a way of enabling people to see, as if through a 'gap in the curtain', details of a future event. He enlists several of the house party guests into an experiment. For several days, each has to apply his whole concentration to anticipate what will be printed on a chosen page of The Times newspaper exactly one year hence. The subjects' efforts are to be supported by mental and physical preparation and by the taking of an unspecified drug.The professor gathers his subjects together and urges them to 'turn their eyes inwardly' as they stare at a blank sheet of paper. He explains that they will each see some text which will appear in that future copy of The Times. Arnold Tavenger, a city magnate, sees a note of a great combine of all the michelite producing interests of the world; David Mayot MP sees a report of a speech in the House by a member who, completely unexpectedly, has become prime minister; Reginald Daker sees his name as a member of an archaeological expedition to the Yucatán; and Sir Robert Goodeve and Captain Charles Ottery both read the announcements of their own deaths. The effort of bringing this about proves too much for Moe and he dies on the spot.