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Description edit
Cuckoos lay eggs in other birds' nests. The clutch that was fathered on the quiet little village of Midwich, one night in September, proved to possess a monstrous will of its own. Imt promised to make the human race look as dated as the dinosaur.
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Characters/People edit
- Richard Gayford: The narrator - an inhabitant of Midwich who reamains outside events
- Gordon Zellaby: An academic who both studies and teaches the Children
- Bernard Westcott: A Colonel who is entrusted with monitoring the Midwich situation
- Mrs Brinkman: Add a description of this character.
- Jim Pawle
- Miss Lamb
- Mrs Cluey
- Alan Hughes
- Mrs Dorry
- Mrs Willers
- Mrs Welt
- Herbert Flagg
- Dr Willers
- Mrs Gordon Zellaby
- Adam
- Joseph
- Janet
- John Tenby
- Hubert Leebody
- John Wyndham
- Miss Latterly
- Mrs Williams
- David Pawle
- Mr Wilfred Williams
- Miss Ferrelyn Zellaby
- Mr Arthur Crimm
- Margaret Haxby
- Miss Ogle
- Latcher
- Miss Polly Rushton
- Rosie Platch
- Kathy
- Harriman
- Nurse Daniels
- Dora Leebody
- Dr Torrance
- Mrs Brant
Quotes edit
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“If you want to keep alive in the jungle, you must live as the jungle does”
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“nam et ipsa scientia potestas est - knowledge itself is power.”
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“Knowledge is simply a kind of fuel; it needs the motor of understanding to convert it into power.”
First Sentence edit
One of the luckiest accidents of my wife's life is that she happened to marry a man who was born on the 26th Of September.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 481 of 1286 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 139 of 199 in Newman and Jones 200 Best Horror Novels. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- John Wyndham (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1957
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 239
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1957
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 239
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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