My Brother Jonathan (novel)
My Brother Jonathan is a 1928 novel by the British writer Francis Brett Young.[1] It portrays the life of an idealistic young doctor working in the Black Country before the First World War, forced to deal with the consequences of his irresponsible brother Harold.
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| Author | Francis Brett Young |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Publisher | Heinemann (London) Knopf (New York) |
Publication date | 1928 |
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The Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin was a fan of Young's work, and took a copy of My Brother Jonathan to Chequers with him shortly after its publication.[2]
Adaptations
In 1948 it was made into a film My Brother Jonathan directed by Harold French and starring Michael Denison and Dulcie Gray.[3] In 1985 it was adapted for a BBC television series of the same name with Daniel Day-Lewis in the lead role.
References
- Birch p.1095
- Cannadine p.175
- Goble p.514
Bibliography
- Birch, Dinah. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Cannadine, David. In Churchill's Shadow: Confronting the Past in Modern Britain. Oxford University Press, 2004.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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