''The Chance of a Lifetime'' is a 1907 sports novel by the British-Australian writer

Nathaniel Gould Nathaniel Gould (21 December 1857 – 25 July 1919), commonly known as Nat Gould, was a British novelist. History Gould was born at Manchester, Lancashire, the only surviving child of Nathaniel Gould, a tea merchant, and his wife Mary, ''née' ...

. Set in the world of English horse racing, it concerns the theft of a gold cup.

Film adaptation

In 1916, the novel served as a basis for the British silent film '' The Chance of a Lifetime'' directed by

Bertram Phillips Bertram Phillips was a British film director of the silent era. In 1927–29, he directed several short films in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, including ''Arthur Roberts (comedian), Arthur Roberts Sings "Topsey-Turvey"'' (April 192 ...

.Goble p.188

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

''The Chance of a Lifetime''
at the

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