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Keith Stewart is a quiet and unassuming man called upon to undertake an extraordinary task. A skilled maker of miniature working models, he lives a modest life devoted to his hobby.
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Classical in form, earnest, resolved and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- gravecomic
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- Nevil Shute
- First published
- March 1985
- Pages
- 312
- Publisher
- Mandarin, Heron, Charnwood
- Editions
- 48
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780434699346
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