The Boy in the Bush is a novel by D. H. Lawrence set in Western Australia, first published in 1924. It is derived from a story in a manuscript given to Lawrence by Mollie Skinner, entitled The House of Ellis. [1] The title page of the first edition gives "D. H. Lawrence and M. L. Skinner" equal billing as its authors. Lawrence and his wife Frieda stayed with Skinner at her guesthouse in Darlington, Western Australia in 1922.
| The Boy in the Bush | |
|---|---|
| Based on | novel by D.H. Lawrence |
| Written by | Hugh Whitemore |
| Directed by | Rob Stewart |
| Starring | Kenneth Branagh Sigrid Thornton Steve Bisley Jon Blake |
| Country of origin | Australia United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 x 2 hours |
| Production | |
| Producers | Ian Walker Geoffrey Daniels |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC (Australia) Channel 4 (UK) |
| Release | 11 March 1984 |
The Boy in the Bush was made into a television miniseries in 1984, directed by Rob Stewart and starring Kenneth Branagh and Sigrid Thornton. [2]
It was one of five co-productions between the ABC and Portman Productions. [3]
Lawrence, D. H. (1924). Paul Eggert (ed.). The Boy in the Bush (1990 ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-30704-X.
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