''Aunt Clara'' is a 1952 comedy novel by the British writer

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. It concerns a respectable elderly woman who inherits her relative's estate which proves to include a greyhound and a

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. Although her more worldly relatives expect her to struggle, she proves equal to the task.

Film adaptation

In 1954 it was adapted into a British film of the same title directed by

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and starring Ronald Shiner,

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and

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.Goble p.446

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Hettinga, Donald R. & Schmidt, Gary D. ''British Children's Writers, 1914-1960''. Gale Research, 1996. 1952 British novels Novels by Noel Streatfeild British comedy novels Novels set in London British novels adapted into films William Collins, Sons books {{1950s-comedy-novel-stub