The Fox In The Attic

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The fox in the attic.

The fox in the attic is one of the very great novels of its time. It was the first novel in his unfinished the human predicament trilogy. Twitter tumblr instagram pinterest facebook. The fox in the attic like its no less remarkable sequel the wooden shepherdess offers a richly detailed tolstoyan overview of the modern world in upheaval.

Every reader in consequence has to discover richard hughes. 3 345 likes 56 talking about this. He is well worth the effort. The fox in the attic is the first volume of what richard hughes intended to be a trilogy of historical novels dealing with europe and north america between the two world wars told through the interlinked lives of its main characters and their connections with historical events and people.

Including stuffed unicorns rainbows cats cactuses happy clouds and foxes. That it is not universally acknowledged as such is attributable to its author s inveterate reticence and obstinate indifference to working his career as a writer. The fox in the attic is a 1961 novel by richard hughes who is best known for a high wind in jamaica.