The Claw (novel)

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The Claw is a 1911 novel by Cynthia Stockley. Set in Colonial South Africa and Zimbabwe, the work follows the adventures of an eighteen-year-old girl who was born in South Africa to Irish parents. From South Africa she travels to Mashonaland in a time of political unrest when there is an uprising of the Matabele people. [1] The novel was adapted into a silent film twice. [2]

Film adaptations

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References

  1. Clara Elizabeth Fanning, Justina Leavitt Wilson, ed. (1911). "Stockley, Cynthia. The Claw.". Book Review Digest, Seventh Annual Cumulation: Book Reviews of 1911 in One Alphabet. H. W. Wilson Company. p. 449.
  2. 1 2 3 Alan Goble, ed. (2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Bowker-Saur. p. 443. ISBN   9783110951943.