Book description
A Cornerstone of Early British Sci-Fi
It arrived in the wee hours of the morning. Had an express train
derailed? Were the Germans bombing the British countryside again? The
truth was beyond Professor Toddleben's wildest dreams . . .
The professor's quaint estate of Applewood had unceremoniously
become home to an extraterrestrial visitor. Saurus, an iguana-like
creature borne Earthward from the stars, hatches from a leathery shell
and demonstrates both a superlative mind and telepathic abilities.
Professor Toddleben and his assistants learn to communicate with
himÂ-and from there the plot only thickens!
Recognized as the first work to use science-fiction to comment on
the philosophical state of man and his creations, Phillpott's 1938
novel offers a penetrating look into humanityÂ-and a message that
continues to resonate with science-fiction lovers everywhere.
Eden Phillpotts was born in India in 1862, but hailed from the
United Kingdom from his early childhood forward. Known as a prolific
young adult and mystery novelist, he penned about 250 works in his
lifetime, including The Farmer's Wife, a comic play which
Alfred Hitchcock later directed as a silent film. Later in his career,
he explored his modern philosophy in a wealth of fantasy and early
science-fiction novels.
