Publisher's Synopsis
The burden of Sir John's disappearance not only shocked the Liberal party but also very soon circulated in the London evening papers of 1880, triggering an initial torrent of confusion and speculation followed by a sense of anti-climax - as if the end of a magic performance had been missed. But a Standard exclusive about the air show came very close to Miss O'Brian's theory of unidentified flying objects, and its coverage of the incident referred to the possibility of creatures from the other planets.
