Doctor in Clover (novel)

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Doctor in Clover
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First edition
Author Richard Gordon
Country United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Series Doctor series
GenreComedy
Publisher Michael Joseph
Publication date
1960
Media typePrint
Preceded by Doctor and Son  
Followed by Doctor on Toast  

Doctor in Clover is a 1960 comedy novel by the British writer Richard Gordon. [1] It is part of Gordon's long-running Doctor series of books.

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Adaptation

In 1966 it served as a loose basis for the film of the same title directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Leslie Phillips and James Robertson Justice. [2]

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References

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

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