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| Author | Victor Bridges |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Romance |
| Publisher | Mills & Boon (UK) Putnam's (US) |
Publication date | 1922 |
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Greensea Island is a 1922 adventure novel by the British writer Victor Bridges. [1] It was his final novel for publishers Mills & Boon as he was signed up by Hodder & Stoughton who hoped he could replicate the success of Edgar Wallace's thrillers. [2]
In 1923 it was made into a silent film Through Fire and Water produced by the British studio Ideal Films. Directed by Thomas Bentley it starred Clive Brook, Flora le Breton and Lawford Davidson. [3]
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