''A Fugue in Time'' is a 1945 novel by the British writer

Rumer Godden Margaret Rumer Godden (10 December 1907 – 8 November 1998) was an English author of more than 60 fiction and non-fiction books. Nine of her works have been made into films, most notably ''Black Narcissus'' in 1947 and '' The River'' in ...

. In the United States it was published under the alternative title ''Take Three Tenses''. The plot explores the history of a

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house and the family who have lived in it for many decades.

Film adaptation

It was made into a 1948

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film '' Enchantment'' directed by Irving Reis and starring David Niven,

Teresa Wright Muriel Teresa Wright (October 27, 1918 – March 6, 2005) was an American actress. She was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress: in 1941 for her debut work in ''The Little Foxes'', and in 1942 for ''Mrs. Miniver'', ...

and Evelyn Keyes.Goble p.183

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Le-Guilcher, Lucy. ''Rumer Godden: International and Intermodern Storyteller''. Routledge, 2016. 1945 British novels Novels by Rumer Godden Novels set in London British novels adapted into films Michael Joseph books {{1940s-novel-stub