''My Son, My Son'' (also titled as ''O Absalom'') is a 1938 novel by the British writer

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Adaptations

In 1940 it was made into an American film ''

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'' released by

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and starring

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and

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television series ''

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References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * George Watson & Ian R. Willison. ''The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, Volume 4''. CUP, 1972. 1938 British novels Novels by Howard Spring British novels adapted into films British novels adapted into television shows William Collins, Sons books {{1930s-novel-stub