Poet's Pub (novel)

Summary

Poet's Pub is a 1929 comedy novel by the British writer Eric Linklater.[1] An aspiring poet is hired by his friend's mother to run a large inn she has acquired. In 1935 it was one of the original ten Penguin Paperbacks to be published.

Poet's Pub
First edition
AuthorEric Linklater
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreComedy
PublisherJonathan Cape
Publication date
1929
Media typePrint

Adaptation edit

In 1949 it was adapted into a film of the same title directed by Frederick Wilson and starring Derek Bond, Rona Anderson and James Robertson Justice.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Hart p.250
  2. ^ Goble p.287

Bibliography edit

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Hart, Francis Russell. The Scottish Novel: From Smollett to Spark. Harvard University Press, 1978.