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''The Adventures of Ben Gunn'' is a 1956
adventure novel Adventure fiction is a type of fiction that usually presents danger, or gives the reader a sense of excitement. Some adventure fiction also satisfies the literary definition of romance fiction. History In the Introduction to the ''Encyclopedi ...
by the British writer R.F. Delderfield. It is a prequel to
Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as ''Treasure Island'', ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll a ...
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Treasure Island ''Treasure Island'' (originally titled ''The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys''Hammond, J. R. 1984. "Treasure Island." In ''A Robert Louis Stevenson Companion'', Palgrave Macmillan Literary Companions. London: Palgrave Macmillan. .) is an adventure no ...
''. In 1958 it was adapted into a
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television series of the same title starring
Peter Wyngarde Peter Paul Wyngarde (born Cyril Goldbert, 23 August 1927 – 15 January 2018) was a British television, stage and film actor from the late 1940s to the mid 1990s. He was best known for portraying the character Jason King, a bestselling novelist ...
and
Rupert Davies Rupert Davies FRSA (22 May 191622 November 1976) was a British actor. He is best remembered for playing the title role in the BBC's 1960s television adaptation of ''Maigret'', based on Georges Simenon's novels. Life and career Military serv ...
.Baskin p.32


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*Baskin, Ellen . ''Serials on British Television, 1950-1994''. Scolar Press, 1996. * Drew, Bernard A. ''Literary Afterlife: The Posthumous Continuations of 325 Authors' Fictional Characters''. McFarland, 2010. Works based on Treasure Island 1956 British novels British historical novels British adventure novels Novels by R. F. Delderfield British novels adapted into television shows Hodder & Stoughton books Prequel novels {{1950s-adventure-novel-stub