{"product_id":"the-croquet-player-paperback","title":"The Croquet Player - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eH. G. Wells\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Huntington\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething is horribly wrong in the remote English village of Cainsmarsh. An elderly woman stiffens in dread at her own shadow; a terrified farmer murders a scarecrow; food prepared by others is eyed with suspicion; family pets are bludgeoned to death; loving couples are devoured by rage and violence. A spirit-corrupting evil pervades the land, infesting the minds of those who call Cainsmarsh home. Is this vision real, or a paranoid fantasy generated by an even darker, worldwide threat? And is the call to resist the danger itself a danger? These are questions that disturb the calm of an indolent croquet player who happens to hear the tale of the unlucky village. H. G. Wells's ambiguous story of horror is a modern classic, a prophetic, disturbing glimpse of the primitive distrust and violence that gnaw at the heart of the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prodigious literary visions of H. G. Wells (1866-1946) are cornerstones for today's science fiction and fantasy. His novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Sleeper Awakes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Days of the Comet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last War\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe War in the Air\u003c\/i\u003e, all available in Bison Books editions. John Huntington is a professor of English at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Logic of Fantasy: H. G. Wells and Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e and the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe H. G. Wells Reader: A Complete Anthology from Science Fiction to Social Satire\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 8.1 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52553830072613,"sku":"9780803298422","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/IEiz71FHTd9780803298422.webp?v=1781355516","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/the-croquet-player-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}