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'''''A Place of One's Own''''' is a 1940 [[mystery novel]] by the British writer [[Osbert Sitwell]]. A [[ghost story]], it was expanded out of a short story that Sitwell had previously written. It concerns an elderly couple at the turn of the [twentieth century]] who move into a house, only to discover that it appears to be haunted.
'''''A Place of One's Own''''' is a [[mystery novel]] written by the British author [[Osbert Sitwell]] that was published in 1940. Belonging to the [[ghost story]] genre, the novel was an extension of a short story that Sitwell had previously written. The plot follows the lives of an elderly couple at the turn of the twentieth century who move into a new house, only to discover that it appears to be haunted.


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* Parker, Elaine. ''The Price of Fame: The Biography of Dennis Price''. Fonthill Media, 2018.
* Parker, Elaine. ''The Price of Fame: The Biography of Dennis Price''. Fonthill Media, 2018.


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Latest revision as of 14:27, 29 August 2024

A Place of One's Own
First edition
AuthorOsbert Sitwell
LanguageEnglish
GenreMystery
PublisherMacmillan
Publication date
1940
Media typePrint

A Place of One's Own is a mystery novel written by the British author Osbert Sitwell that was published in 1940. Belonging to the ghost story genre, the novel was an extension of a short story that Sitwell had previously written. The plot follows the lives of an elderly couple at the turn of the twentieth century who move into a new house, only to discover that it appears to be haunted.

Adaptation

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In 1945 it was adapted into a British film of the same title produced by Gainsborough Pictures.[1] Directed by Bernard Knowles and starring James Mason and Margaret Lockwood, it was part of the group of Gainsborough Melodramas. Sitwell collaborated on the screenplay with Brock Williams.

References

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  1. ^ Goble p.431

Bibliography

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  • Cevasco, George A. The Sitwells: Edith, Osbert, and Sacheverell. Twayne Publishers, 1987.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • McFarlane, Brian . Four from the forties: Arliss, Crabtree, Knowles and Huntington. Manchester University Press, 2018.
  • Parker, Elaine. The Price of Fame: The Biography of Dennis Price. Fonthill Media, 2018.