''Darling Caroline'' (French: ''Caroline chérie'') is a 1947

historical novel Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting related to the past events, but is fictional. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other ty ...

by the French writer

Jacques Laurent Jacques Laurent or Jacques Laurent-Cély (6 January 1919 – 28 December 2000) was a French writer and journalist. He was born in Paris, the son of a barrister. During World War II, he fought with the Algerian Tirailleurs. Laurent was elect ...

. It portrays the adventures of a daring young woman at the time of the

French Revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...

. A popular hit, it was followed by several sequels.

Adaptations

It has been turned into films on two occasions: a 1951 film '' Darling Caroline'' directed by

Richard Pottier Richard Pottier (6 June 1906, Graz – 2 November 1994, Le Plessis-Bouchard) was an Austrian-born French film director. He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire as Ernst Deutsch. Selected filmography * ''A Rare Bird'' (1935) * ''Fanfare of Love' ...

and starring

Martine Carol Martine Carol (born Marie-Louise Jeanne Nicolle Mourer; 16 May 1920 – 6 February 1967) was a French film actress. Career Born Maryse Mourer (or Marie-Louise Jeanne Nicolle Mourer) in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, (France), she studied acting und ...

, which was followed by two sequels, and '' Darling Caroline'' directed by Denys de La Patellière and starring

France Anglade Marie France Anglade (17 July 1942 in Constantine, Algeria, Constantine, Algeria – 28 August 2014 in La Verrière, les Yvelines, La Verrière, Île-de-France), was a French Algerian film actress. Selected filmography * 1991 : ''Toubab Bi'' ...

.Goble p.404

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. 1947 French novels Novels by Jacques Laurent French historical novels French adventure novels French novels adapted into films {{1940s-hist-novel-stub