Number 17 (novel)

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No. 17
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1939 edition by Penguin Books
Author Joseph Jefferson Farjeon
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDetective Ben
GenreThriller
Publisher Hodder and Stoughton
Publication date
1926
Publication place United Kingdom
Media typePrint
Followed by The House Opposite  

No. 17 is a 1926 thriller novel by the British writer Joseph Jefferson Farjeon, inspired by his successful play of the same title from the previous year. [1] Along with the play it provided inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock's 1932 film Number Seventeen .

Contents

It is the first of a series of stories featuring the character of Ben, a former merchant sailor now down on his luck, who continually gets involved in adventures.

References

  1. Yacower p. 124

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