Doctor at Large (novel)

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Doctor at Large
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First edition
Author Richard Gordon
Country United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Series Doctor series
GenreComedy
Publisher Michael Joseph
Publication date
1955
Media typePrint
Preceded by Doctor at Sea  
Followed by Doctor in Love  

Doctor at Large is a 1955 comedy novel by the British writer Richard Gordon. It is the third entry in the Doctor series of novels. [1]

Contents

Adaptation

In 1957 it was made into a British film of the same title directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Dirk Bogarde, Donald Sinden, Muriel Pavlow and James Robertson Justice. [2]

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References

  1. Pringle p.227
  2. Goble p.187

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