''Private Worlds'' is a 1934 novel by the British writer Phyllis Bottome. It is set in a

psychiatric hospital Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental health hospitals, behavioral health hospitals, are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, dissociat ...

. It was the seventh most popular work of fiction published in America that year.

Adaptation

It was adapted into a 1935 American film of the same title directed by

Gregory La Cava Gregory La Cava (March 10, 1892 – March 1, 1952) was an American film director of Italian descent best known for his films of the 1930s, including ''My Man Godfrey'' and ''Stage Door'', which earned him nominations for Academy Award for Best ...

and starring

Claudette Colbert Claudette Colbert ( ; born Émilie Claudette Chauchoin; September 13, 1903July 30, 1996) was an American actress. Colbert began her career in Broadway productions during the late 1920s and progressed to films with the advent of talking pictures ...

Charles Boyer Charles Boyer (; 28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978) was a French-American actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer started on the stage, but he found his success in American fi ...

and

Joel McCrea Joel Albert McCrea (November 5, 1905 – October 20, 1990) was an American actor whose career spanned a wide variety of genres over almost five decades, including comedy, drama, romance, thrillers, adventures, and Westerns, for which he bec ...

.Goble p.49

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Hayward, Rhodri. ''The Transformation of the Psyche in British Primary Care, 1870-1970''. A&C Black, 2014. * Kimyongür, Angela. ''Women in Europe between the Wars: Politics, Culture and Society''. Routledge, 2017. 1934 British novels Novels by Phyllis Bottome British novels adapted into films Novels set in England Penguin Books books Novels set in hospitals {{1930s-novel-stub