Three movie "extras" take a big chance by being in a film of Val Margolian, a director who has decided that extras are expendable on camera.;Books and films have skewered Hollywood's excesses, but none has ever portrayed one man's crazy vision of the future of big action/adventure films as The Extra
The Extra Day
โ Scribed by Algernon Blackwood
- Publisher
- Duke Classics
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 178 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1620132257
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Though originally intended as a work of juvenile fiction that was marketed to younger audiences, Algernon Blackwood's The Extra Day will enchant readers of all ages. The author has a preternatural gift for conveying the innocence and wide-eyed wonder with which children encounter the world around them, and the fable-like quality of the tale makes for an entertaining, engaging read.
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