Caleb West (novel)
 Literary poster c. 1898 | |
| Author | Francis Hopkinson Smith |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Malcolm Fraser and Arthur I. Keller |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
Publication date | April 1898 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 378 pp |
Caleb West, Master Diver is a novel published in 1898 by
The book is based on Smith's experience in the building of the Race Rock Light near Fishers Island, New York in the 1870s.
Adaptations
The novel was adapted into a play by Michael Morton.[3]
It was also adapted into a silent film in 1912, and a 1920 silent film called Deep Waters.[4]
References
- The Bookman (New York))
- ^ (2 April 1898). "Caleb West."; Mr. F. Hopkinson Smith's New Work of Fiction, The New York Times
- ^ Strobridge & Co Lith (Dec 30, 1900). "Jacob Litt's production of Caleb West a dramatization of F. Hopkinson Smith's beautiful story of New England sea-folk by Michael Morton". www.loc.gov. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved Dec 30, 2020.
- ^ "The Daily Star - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
External links
- Caleb West (novel) at Project Gutenberg
- Caleb West, Master Diver at Faded Page (Canada)
- Caleb West: Master Driver, full scan of 1898 Houghton & Mifflin edition via archive.org
- Caleb West at the Internet Broadway Database
- Caleb West at IMDb(1912)
- Captain Thomas A. Scott, Master Diver (1908) (Smith's short tribute to the actual master driver on the Race Rock project)
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