The Female of the Species (novel)

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The Female of the Species
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First edition cover for The Female of the Species
Author H. C. McNeile
(as Sapper)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Series Bulldog Drummond
Genre crime fiction
Publisher Hodder and Stoughton
Publication date
1928
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages312pp
OCLC 5877515

The Female of the Species was the fifth Bulldog Drummond novel. It was published in 1928 and written by H. C. McNeile under the pen name Sapper. [1] [2]

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It was adapted into the 1937 American film Bulldog Drummond Comes Back directed by Louis King and starring John Barrymore and John Howard.

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References

  1. "The Female of the Species". British Library catalogue. London: British Library . Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  2. Treadwell 2001, pp. 65–66.

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