The Fox in the Attic
The Fox in the Attic, written by Welsh writer Richard Hughes and published in 1961, is the first part of the unfinished novel The Human Predicament.
The novel opens in 1923. The protagonist, a young Welsh aristocrat named Augustine Penry-Herbert, discovers the body of a young girl and is incorrectly suspected of having something to do with her accidental death. Augustine decides to leave England and visit distant relations in Germany. He falls in love with his cousin Mitzi amidst the rise of Nazism, including the Munich Putsch. At the end of the novel, Mitzi, who has lost her sight, enters a convent and Augustine returns to England.
Dimensions
18 x 11 cm
Pages
331
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth
Latin alphabet. Paperback.
Language: English.
One copy is available
Condition:Used, good condition (visible signs of use)
Damages or inconvenience notice:
- Slight damage to the pages
- A message of a personal nature
- Yellowed pages
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