In the wet /

It is the rainy season. Drunk and delirious, an old man lies dying in the Queensland bush. In his opium-hazed last hours, a priest finds his deserted shack and listens to his last words. Half-awake and half-dreaming the old man tells the story of an adventure set decades in the future, in a very dif...

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Main Authors: Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960
Published: Vintage,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: 2009.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Vintage classics
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Summary: It is the rainy season. Drunk and delirious, an old man lies dying in the Queensland bush. In his opium-hazed last hours, a priest finds his deserted shack and listens to his last words. Half-awake and half-dreaming the old man tells the story of an adventure set decades in the future, in a very different world ...
Item Description: Originally published: London: Heinemann, 1953.
Carrier Form: 354 pages ; 20 cm.
ISBN: 9780099530046 (paperback) :
009953004X (paperback)
CLC: I561.45
Call Number: I561.45/S562-5