The will of God or the lunacy of man - it seemed to him that you could take your choice, if you wanted a good enough reason for most things. Or, alternatively (and he thought of it as he contemplated the small orderliness of the cabin against the window background of such frantic natural scenery), the will of man and the lunacy of God.

He died in Long Beach California USA from liver cancer. Hilton first sent the material to The Atlantic and the magazine printed it as an article in April 1934. Chips 1934
We Are Not Alone 1937
To You Mr Chips 1938
Random Harvest 1941
The Story Of Dr.

James Hilton (9 September 1900 – 20 December 1954) was an English novelist best remembered for several best-sellers including Lost Horizon and Goodbye Mr.