A Man About the House (novel)

A Man About the House

American first edition
Author	Francis Brett Young
Language	English
Genre	Drama
Publisher	Heinemann (UK) Reynal & Hitchcock (US)
Publication date	1942
Media type	Print

A Man About the House is a 1942 novel by the British writer Francis Brett Young. ^[1] Two sisters living a life of genteel poverty in North Bromwich discover that they have inherited a villa near Capri from an uncle. In the warmth of the Italian climate they both flourish, but the presence of the villa's handyman provides a troubling note.

Adaptations

In 1946 Flora Robson and Basil Sydney appeared in a stage adaptation A Man About the House by John Perry at the Piccadilly Theatre in the West End. ^[2]

In 1947 it was made into a British film of the same title directed by Leslie Arliss and starring Dulcie Gray, Margaret Johnston and Kieron Moore. ^[3]

References

1. Spence Southron, Jane (2 August 1942). "Two Old Maids; A MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE. An Old Wives' Tale. By Francis Brett Young". The New York Times .
2. Wearing p.223
3. Goble p.514

Bibliography

• Hall, Michael. Francis Brett Young. Seren, 1997.
• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.