The Crowthers of Bankdam
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| File:The Crowthers of Bankdam.jpg First edition | |
| Author | Thomas Armstrong |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical |
| Publisher | Collins |
Publication date | 1940 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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| Followed by | Pilling Always Pays |
The Crowthers of Bankdam is a 1940 historical novel by the British writer Thomas Armstrong. His debut novel, it is a family saga following the fortunes of the Crowther family of Yorkshire mill owners across several generations from 1854. A popular success, it was followed by three sequels collectively known as the Crowther Chronicles.[1]
Film adaptation
In 1947 it was adapted into the film Master of Bankdam, directed by Walter Forde and starring Anne Crawford, Dennis Price and Tom Walls.[2]
References
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Watson, George & Willison, Ian R. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, Volume 4. CUP, 1972.
- Young, Kenneth. The Second Bed Post: A Miscellany of The Yorkshire Post. Macdonald, 1964.
