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In Daphne du Maurier's 1969 gothic novel The House on the Strand, Dick Young, while staying at his friend Magnus Lane's estate in Kilmarth, Cornwall, participates in a secret drug trial that transports him to the 14th century, where he becomes entangled in the lives of Roger, Isolda, and Sir Henry Champernoune amidst increasing difficulty separating past and present. The narrative contains instances of infidelity, violence, and substance use.