The Go-Between (1971 film) The Go-Between (1971 film) The Go-Between is a 1971 British romantic drama film directed by Joseph Losey. Its screenplay, by Harold Pinter, is an adaptation of the 1953 novel "The Go-Between" by L. P. Hartley. The film stars Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Margaret Leighton, Michael Redgrave and Dominic Guard. It won the Grand Prix at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. The story follows a young boy named Leo Colston (Dominic Guard), who in the year 1900 is a guest of his wealthy school friend, Marcus Maudsley (Richard Gibson), to spend the summer holidays at his family's Norfolk country house. While
The Web Between the Worlds The Web Between the Worlds The Web Between the Worlds is the first science fiction novel by Charles Sheffield. It was published as a hardback original by Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd in 1980. The paperback edition was originally published by Ace Books in 1981, and was reissued by Baen Books. This novel and the simultaneously published novel "The Fountains of Paradise", by Arthur C. Clarke, are the first popularization of the space elevator. The novel tells the story of Rob Merlin, the best engineer who has ever lived. His machine, the "Spider," extrudes graphite cables of incredible strength. Darius Regulo