An edition of On The Beach (1957)

On The Beach

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An edition of On The Beach (1957)

On The Beach

by , , , , and

  • ★★★ 3.4 (7 ratings) ·
  • 116 Want to read
  • 4 Currently reading
  • 13 Have read

A novel about the survivors of an atomic war, who face an inevitable end as radiation poisoning moves toward Australia from the North.

Publish Date
Publisher
Pan Books
Language
English
Pages
267

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Previews available in: English

Subjects

Atomic Bomb, English Science fiction, Fiction, Literature, Nuclear warfare, Roman, Juvenile fiction, United States, United States. Navy, Fiction, science fiction, general, Science fiction, Rock music, discography

Places

Australia

Times

1963

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Cover of: On the Beach (Vintage International)
On the Beach (Vintage International)
February 9, 2010, Vintage
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Cover of: On the Beach (Vintage Classics)
On the Beach (Vintage Classics)
October 19, 2009, Vintage Classics
Paperback
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On the beach
1990, Mandarin Paperbacks
in English
Cover of: On the beach
On the beach
1988, Ballantine Books
in English - 1. Ballantine Books ed., 25. print.
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On the beach
1985, Buccaneer Books
Cover of: On the beach
On the beach
1974, Ballantine Books
in English - 1st Ballantine ed.
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On the Beach
June 1967, William Morrow & Company, Brand: William Morrow n Co, William Morrow & Co
Hardcover in English
Cover of: On The Beach
On The Beach
1966, Pan Books
in English
Cover of: On The Beach
On The Beach
1957, W. Morrow
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Edition Notes

Originally published, London: Heinemann, 1957.

Published in
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Classifications

Library of Congress
PR6037 .S94o 1966

The Physical Object

Pagination
267p. ;
Number of pages
267

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22352047M
Internet Archive
onbeach0000shut_x2i8
ISBN 10
0330105701
Library Thing
3677552
Goodreads
2332231

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LIEUTENANT COMMANDER PETER HOLMES of the Royal Australian Navy woke soon after dawn.
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