Christopher Strong (novel)

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Christopher Strong
Author Gilbert Frankau
Country United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreRomance
Publisher Hutchinson & Co
Publication date
1932
Media typePrint

Christopher Strong is a romance novel by the British writer Gilbert Frankau which was first published in 1932.

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Film adaptation

In 1933 the novel was adapted into an American film Christopher Strong made by RKO Pictures and starring Katharine Hepburn and Colin Clive. [1]

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References

  1. Goble p.166

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