''The Great Divide'' is a historical novel by the

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

writer

Alan Sullivan Edward Alan Sullivan (November 29, 1868 — August 6, 1947) was a Canadian poet and author of short stories. He is noted for his 1935 historical adventure novel '' The Great Divide'', which depicts the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. ...

, which was first published in 1935. It was a breakthrough work for Sullivan, and was very well received by critics.McLeod p.74 It depicts the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the nineteenth century.

Film adaptation

In 1937 the novel was adapted into a British film '' The Great Barrier'', directed by

Milton Rosmer Milton Rosmer (4 November 1881 – 7 December 1971) was a British actor, film director and screenwriter. He made his screen debut in '' The Mystery of a Hansom Cab'' (1915) and continued to act in theatre, film and television until 1956. I ...

and

Geoffrey Barkas Geoffrey Barkas (born Geoffrey de Gruchy Barkas, 27 August 1896 – 3 September 1979) was an English film maker active between the world wars. Barkas led the British Middle East Command Camouflage Directorate in the Second World War. His larges ...

at the Lime Grove Studios in

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. A number of changes were made from the novel.

References

Bibliography

* McLeod, Gordon Duncan. ''Essentially Canadian: The Life and Fiction of Alan Sullivan, 1868-1947''. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1982.

External links

* 1935 Canadian novels Canadian historical novels Novels set in Canada Novels set in the 19th century Canadian novels adapted into films Novels set in the 1880s {{Canada-novel-stub