The Fountain (novel)

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The Fountain
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Author Charles Morgan
LanguageEnglish
GenreWar romance
Publisher Macmillan
Publication date
1932
Publication place United Kingdom
Media typePrint

The Fountain is a 1932 romantic war novel by the British author Charles Morgan. It takes place in the neutral Netherlands during the First World War and is "sometimes considered his most successful work". [1] It was awarded the Hawthornden Prize the same year.

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Film adaptation

In 1934 it was adapted into a Hollywood film of the same title produced by RKO Pictures. Directed by John Cromwell. [2]

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References

  1. Head p.767
  2. Goble p.334

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