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The House Of The Arrow (novel)
''The House of the Arrow'' is a 1924 mystery novel by the English novelist A. E. W. Mason, the third full-length novel featuring his recurring character Inspector Hanaud. It has inspired several films of the same title. Plot After the death of Simon Harlowe, a wealthy art collector, his widow has continued to live in Dijon, latterly with her niece Betty and Betty's paid companion Ann Upcott. When Mrs Harlowe herself dies, her English solicitors receive a blackmailing letter from her brother-in-law Boris Waberski. He formally accuses Betty of poisoning Mrs Harlowe, and junior partner Jim Frobisher is dispatched to Dijon to provide legal advice. Waberski claims that Betty had bought poison from a shady herbalist, Jean Cladel, but is unable to make good his murder accusation. Mrs Harlowe's body shows no trace of poison, and it appears that she may have died of natural causes. But Inspector Hanaud is suspicious when on searching the house he finds in Ann's room a monograph de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
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Hodder And Stoughton
Hodder & Stoughton is a British publishing house, now an imprint of Hachette. History Early history The firm has its origins in the 1840s, with Matthew Hodder's employment, aged 14, with Messrs Jackson and Walford, the official publisher for the Congregational Union. In 1861 the firm became Jackson, Walford and Hodder; but in 1868 Jackson and Walford retired, and Thomas Wilberforce Stoughton joined the firm, creating Hodder & Stoughton. Hodder & Stoughton published both religious and secular works, and its religious list contained some progressive titles. These included George Adam Smith's ''Isaiah'' for its ''Expositor’s Bible'' series, which was one of the earliest texts to identify multiple authorship in the Book of Isaiah. There was also a sympathetic ''Life of St Francis'' by Paul Sabatier, a French Protestant pastor. Matthew Hodder made frequent visits to North America, meeting with the Moody Press and making links with Scribners and Fleming H. Revell. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Novels Adapted Into Films
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Novels By A
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself from the la, novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ''novellus'', diminutive of ''novus'', meaning "new". Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, John Cowper Powys, preferred the term "romance" to describe their novels. According to Margaret Doody, the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the Ancient Greek and Roman novel, in Chivalric romance, and in the tradition of the Italian renaissance novella.Margaret Anne Doody''The True Story of the Novel'' New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996, rept. 1997, p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2014. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, especially the histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Detective Novels
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Mystery Novels
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *'' Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 British Novels
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The House Of The Arrow (1953 Film)
''The House of the Arrow'' is a 1953 British mystery film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Oskar Homolka, Robert Urquhart and Yvonne Furneaux. It is the fourth film version of the 1924 novel '' The House of the Arrow'' by A. E. W. Mason, featuring his French detective Inspector Hanaud. Cast * Oskar Homolka - Inspector Hanaud * Robert Urquhart - Jim Frobisher * Yvonne Furneaux - Betty Harlowe * Josephine Griffin - Ann Upcott * Harold Kasket - Boris Wabersky * Pierre Lefevre - Detective Maurice Thevenet * Pierre Chaminade - Detective Moreau * Jacques Cey - Police Commissaire Giradot * Keith Pyott - Gaston, the butler * Andrea Lea - Francine, the maid * Rene Leplay - Hanaud's Clerk * Anthony Nicholls - Lawyer Jarrett * Ruth Lodge - Nurse Jeanne Baudin Critical reception ''Allmovie'' wrote, "one advantage the 1953 version of ''House of the Arrow'' has over the first versions is the bluff, hearty presence of Oscar Homolka, who could entertain an audiences by reading the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of The Arrow (1940 Film)
''The House of the Arrow'' is a 1940 British mystery film directed by Harold French and starring Kenneth Kent, Diana Churchill and Belle Chrystall. It was made at Elstree Studios. The film is an adaptation of A.E.W. Mason's 1924 novel '' The House of the Arrow'' featuring the French detective Inspector Hanaud. It was released in the U.S. by PRC as ''Castle of Crimes''. Cast * Kenneth Kent as Inspector Hanaud * Diana Churchill as Betty Harlowe * Belle Chrystall as Ann Upcott * Peter Murray-Hill as Jim Frobisher * Clifford Evans as Maurice Thevenet * Louise Hampton as Mme. Harlow * Catherine Lacey as Francine Rollard * Aubrey Dexter as Giradot * James Harcourt as Boris Raviart * Ivor Barnard as Jean Cladel * Athene Seyler Critical reception In a contemporary review, '' Variety'' lamented, "an uninteresting whodunit geared for the duals," and criticised the film for being too wordy, saying, "it's hard for American audiences to understand much of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of The Arrow (1930 Film)
''The House of the Arrow'' is a 1930 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Dennis Neilson-Terry, Benita Hume and Richard Cooper. It was based on the 1924 book '' The House of the Arrow'', and its subsequent stage play adaptation by A.E.W. Mason, part of his Inspector Hanaud series. It was one of four film adaptations of the story. It was made at Twickenham Studios. A quota quickie, it was distributed by the American company Warner Brothers. A separate French-language version ''La Maison de la Fléche'' was also produced at Twickenham directed by Henri Fescourt. A follow up film '' At the Villa Rose'' was made in 1930 with the same director. Austin Trevor replaced Terry as Inspector Hanaud. Cast * Dennis Neilson-Terry as Inspector Hanuad * Benita Hume as Betty Harlow * Richard Cooper as Jim Frobisher * Stella Freeman as Ann Upcott * Wilfred Fletcher as Wabersky * Tony De Lungo as Maurice Thevene * Barbara Gott Barbara Gott (1872–1944) was a Scot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Maison De La Fléche
''La Maison de la Fléche'' is a 1930 French mystery film directed by Henri Fescourt, starring Alice Field, Léon Mathot and Gaston Dupray. The film was based on the 1924 novel '' The House of the Arrow'' by A.E.W. Mason, and was made at Twickenham Studios in London as part of a co-production that saw an English-language version directed by Leslie S. Hiscott. Cast * Annabella - Betty Harlowe * Alice Field - Ann Upcott * Léon Mathot - Langeac * Gaston Dupray - Jim Frobisher * Jeanne Brindeau - Miss Harlowe * Henri Desfontaines - Bex * Nadia Debory - Francine Juliard * Marcel de Garcin - Thévenet * Robert Casa - Girardot * Max Maxudian Max Algop Maxudian (12 June 1881 – 20 July 1976) was a French stage and film actor. Born in the Ottoman Empire to an Armenian family, Max Maxudian emigrated to France with his parents in 1893 at the age of twelve. Maxudian became a famous theat ... - Boris Waberski External links * 1930 films British mystery films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Bourchier
Arthur Bourchier (22 June 186314 September 1927) was an English actor and theatre manager. He married and later divorced the actress Violet Vanbrugh. Bourchier was noted for roles both in classical drama, particularly Shakespeare, and in contemporary plays, including works by W. S. Gilbert, Anthony Hope, Arthur Wing Pinero and Alfred Sutro. He managed several West End theatres during his career, including the Royalty, the Criterion, the Garrick (for a total of eight years), His Majesty's and the Strand. In his later years Bourchier became active in British politics as a member of the Labour Party. Biography Bourchier was born in Speen, Berkshire, England. He was the only son of Fanny (née Farr) and Captain Charles John Bourchier.Sharp, Robert."Bourchier, Arthur (1863–1927)" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, October 2006, accessed 28 October 2008 He was educated at Eton, where he played cricket, and at Oxf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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