Poet's Pub (novel)
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| Author | Eric Linklater |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
| Publication date | 1929 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
Poet's Pub is a 1929 comedy novel by the British writer Eric Linklater.[1] An aspiring poet is hired by his friend's mother to run a large inn she has acquired. In 1935 it was one of the original ten Penguin Paperbacks to be published.
Adaptation
[edit]In 1949 it was adapted into a film of the same title directed by Frederick Wilson and starring Derek Bond, Rona Anderson and James Robertson Justice.[2]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Hart, Francis Russell. The Scottish Novel: From Smollett to Spark. Harvard University Press, 1978.
External links
[edit]- Full text of Poet's Pub at Internet Archive
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- 1929 British novels
- 1929 English-language novels
- 1920s comedy novels
- British comedy novels
- Novels set in England
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- Novels about writers
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- British novels adapted into films
- Comedy novels adapted into films
- Novels by Eric Linklater
- Jonathan Cape books
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