''Doomsday'' is a novel by

Warwick Deeping George Warwick Deeping (28 May 1877 – 20 April 1950) was an English novelist and short story writer, whose best-known novel was '' Sorrell and Son'' (1925). Life Born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, into a family of physicians, Warwick Deeping ...

which was published in 1927. Set in post-1918, rural Sussex, the story revolves around a girl with aspirations to leave her small town, as well as her relationship with a man living on a local acreage, known as the Doomsday Farm. Released after his big seller '' Sorrell and Son'', ''Doomsday'' was also successful, and became the third-best selling book in the United States for 1927. The novel was developed into a movie of the same name released in 1928 and which starred

Florence Vidor Florence Vidor (née Cobb, later Arto; July 23, 1895 – November 3, 1977) was an American silent film actress. Early life Vidor was born in Houston on July 23, 1895, to John and Ida Cobb. Her parents had married in Houston on March 3, 1894, bu ...

and

Gary Cooper Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901May 13, 1961) was an American actor known for his strong, quiet screen persona and understated acting style. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice and had a further three nominations, ...

External links

Full text of ''Doomsday'' at HathiTrust Digital Library
1927 British novels British novels adapted into films British romance novels Cassell (publisher) books Fiction set in 1918 Novels set in Sussex Novels by Warwick Deeping Contemporary romance novels {{1920s-romance-novel-stub