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| Author | Francis Brett Young |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1927 |
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Portrait of Clare is a 1927 novel by the British writer Francis Brett Young. A commercial success, it also won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. [1]
In 1950 it was made into a film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Margaret Johnston, Richard Todd and Ronald Howard. [2]
Francis Brett Young was an English novelist, poet, playwright, composer, doctor and soldier.
The Fruitful Vine is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Basil Rathbone, Valia and Irene Rooke. From the silent era, probably the most notable thing about the film was an early appearance of British actor Rathbone, who was later to become famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes. It is an adaptation of the 1911 novel of the same title by Robert Hichens.
The Woman Tempted is a 1926 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Juliette Compton, Warwick Ward and Nina Vanna. It was based on a novel by Vera, Countess Cathcart. The film was shot at Cricklewood Studios, and was backed by John Maxwell's Wardour Films which was dramatically increasing its role in the film industry. It was first given a trade show screening in June 1926, but did not go on full release until the following March. By that time Elvey had departed to work for Maxwell's rival Gaumont-British.
Sea Horses is a 1926 American drama silent film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Becky Gardiner, James Shelley Hamilton and Francis Brett Young. The film stars Jack Holt, Florence Vidor, William Powell, George Bancroft, Mack Swain, Frank Campeau and Allan Simpson. The film was released on February 22, 1926, by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the 1925 novel of the same title by British writer Francis Brett Young.
Gentle Julia is a 1936 American drama film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Jane Withers, Tom Brown and Marsha Hunt. It is an adaptation of the 1922 novel of the same title by Booth Tarkington.
The Traitor's Gate is a 1927 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. It concerns a plot by a criminal mastermind to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.
A Million a Minute is a lost 1916 American silent drama film directed by John W. Noble and starring Francis X. Bushman, Beverly Bayne and Robert Cummings. The film is based on a novel, A Million a Minute: A Romance of Modern New York and Paris by Robert Aitken. John W. Noble, a regular director for Metro releases, did directing honors.
Clue of the Twisted Candle is a 1960 British crime film directed by Allan Davis and starring Bernard Lee, David Knight and Francis De Wolff. Part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it is based on the 1918 novel The Clue of the Twisted Candle.
The Ballet Girl is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by George Irving and starring Alice Brady, Holbrook Blinn and Robert Frazer. It is an adaptation of the 1912 novel Carnival by the British writer Compton Mackenzie.
My Brother Jonathan is a 1928 novel by the British writer Francis Brett Young. It portrays the life of an idealistic young doctor working in the Black Country before the First World War, forced to deal with the consequences of his irresponsible brother Harold.
Dr. Bradley Remembers is a 1938 novel by the British writer Francis Brett Young. Along with My Brother Jonathan it was one of only two of his later novels to take place in the Black Country, which had been a frequent setting in his earlier works.
The House Under the Water is a 1932 novel by the British writer Francis Brett Young. It is one of his "Mercian novels", set in the West Midlands and Welsh borders.
Mr. Lucton's Freedom is a 1940 novel by the British writer Francis Brett Young. It is part of the author's "Mercian novels", set in the West Midlands and Welsh borders.
The Black Diamond is a 1921 novel by the British writer Francis Brett Young. A coal miner and gifted part-time footballer is given a job above ground by his boss. However when he refuses to throw a cup match, he is dismissed. At the same time, his father accuses him of having an affair with his stepmother and kicks him out of the house.
The Young Physician is a 1919 novel by the British writer Francis Brett Young. It follows the schooldays and medical school years of a medical student, and his encountering of the social problems of the industrial city of North Bromwich.
This Little World is a 1934 novel by the British writer Francis Brett Young. It is set in a Worcestershire village in the early 1920s, where the recent First World War presages social change. It has a number of similarities with another of his books of the period Portrait of a Village, published three years later.
Far Forest is a 1936 novel by the British writer Francis Brett Young. Set in a rural Midlands village, it is one of the author's many Mercian novels.
White Ladies is a 1935 novel by the British writer Francis Brett Young. The granddaughter of a wealthy tycoon and his well-bred wife becomes obsessed with recovering the family estate, the Elizabethan manor house named White Ladies. Like many of the author's Mercian novels, much of the novel is set in Worcestershire.
Sea Horses is a 1925 novel by the British writer Francis Brett Young.
A Man About the House is a 1942 novel by the British writer Francis Brett Young. Two sisters living a life of genteel poverty in North Bromwich discover that they have inherited a villa near Capri from an uncle. In the warmth of the Italian climate they both flourish, but the presence of the villa's handyman provides a troubling note.
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