Cover of The House on the Strand

The House on the Strand

  • 1705 first published
  • 326 pages
  • 41 editions

Published in 1705, The House on the Strand is a time-travel fiction novel by Daphne du Maurier. The story is set in Cornwall, England : County. Readers will find themes of time travel and England.

56 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 41 editions across 6 languages.

It runs to roughly 326 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The House on the Strand

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Description from Open Library

Opening line

“The first thing I noticed was the clarity of the air, and then the sharp green colour of the land.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Time travel
  • England

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The House on the Strand?

The House on the Strand was written by Daphne du Maurier and first published in 1705.

What genre is The House on the Strand?

It is usually shelved as Time Travel.

How long is The House on the Strand?

The median edition has 326 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The House on the Strand?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Dark Is Rising, The Invisible Man and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.

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