''Portrait of Clare'' is a 1927 novel by the British writer

Francis Brett Young Francis Brett Young (29 June 1884 – 28 March 1954) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, composer, doctor and soldier. Life Francis Brett Young was born in Halesowen, Worcestershire. He received his early education at Iona, a pri ...

. A commercial success, it also won the

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Adaptation

In 1950 it was made into a film directed by

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and starring

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and Ronald Howard.Goble p.514

References

Bibliography

* Cannadine, David. ''This Little World: The Value of the Novels of Francis Brett Young as a Guide to the State of Midland Society, 1870-1925''. Worcestershire Historical Society, 1982. * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

Full text of ''Portrait of Clare'' at HathiTrust Digital Library
1927 British novels Novels by Francis Brett Young British novels adapted into films {{1920s-novel-stub