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Hangover Square; or, The Man With Two Minds: A Story of Darkest Earl's  Court in the Year 1939

Hangover Square; or, The Man With Two Minds: A Story of Darkest Earl's Court in the Year 1939

Hangover Square; or, The Man With Two Minds: A Story of Darkest Earl's

Hangover Square; or, The Man With Two Minds: A Story of Darkest Earl's Court in the Year 1939

by Hamilton, Patrick

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New York: Random House. Very Good+. (c.1942). First American Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [solid attractive copy, minimal shelfwear, spine cloth a little darkened, uneven darkening to cloth around perimeter of front cover]. Classic psychological suspense novel about a schizophrenic, considerably altered for John Brahm' s 1944 film adaptation with Laird Cregar. .

Synopsis

Hangover Square is a 1941 novel by English playwright and novelist Patrick Hamilton (1904–1962). Subtitled A tale of Darkest Earl's Court it is set in that area of London in 1939. A black comedy, it is often cited as Hamilton's finest novel, exemplifying the author's concerns over social inequalities, the rise of Fascism and the hovering doom of World War II.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
24125
Title
Hangover Square; or, The Man With Two Minds: A Story of Darkest Earl's Court in the Year 1939
Author
Hamilton, Patrick
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good+
Edition
First American Edition
Publisher
Random House
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
(c.1942)
Keywords
London, Schizophrenia, Murder, Psychology, Movie Source

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