{"product_id":"the-hopkins-manuscript-paperback","title":"The Hopkins Manuscript - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eR. C. Sherriff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning speculative novel about a small English village preparing of the end of the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdgar Hopkins is a retired math teacher with a strong sense of self-importance, whose greatest pride 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 that the moon is on a collision course with the earth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMembers of the society are sworn to secrecy, but eventually the moon begins to loom so large in the sky that the truth can no longer be denied. During these final days, Edgar writes what he calls \"The Hopkins Manuscript\"--a testimony juxtaposing the ordinary and extraordinary as the villagers dig trenches and play cricket before the end of days. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1939, as the world was teetering on the brink of global war, R.C. Sherriff's classic science fiction novel is a timely and powerful missive from the past that captures human nature in all its complexity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eR.C. Sherriff was born in 1896. He worked in an insurance office until he joined the East Surrey regiment early in World War I. In 1917, he was severely wounded at Ypres. \u003ci\u003eJourney's End\u003c\/i\u003e, based on his letters home from the trenches, was an enormous success and became a classic. In the 1930s, Sherriff went to Hollywood to write the script for \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Man\u003c\/i\u003e, and subsequently worked on the script for \u003ci\u003eMrs. Miniver\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Mr. Chips\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other successful films. He wrote several novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Fortnight in September\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreengates\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Hopkins Manuscript \u003c\/i\u003ebefore his death in 1975.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 8.19 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760875241760,"sku":"9781668003947","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4e84314ac53b6c686a9dde002e6ef48b.webp?v=1780192586","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-hopkins-manuscript-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}