The Hireling (novel)
Appearance
L.P. Hartley | |
Language | English |
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Genre | Drama |
Publisher | Hamish Hamilton |
Publication date | 1957 |
Media type |
The Hireling is a 1957 novel by the British writer
L.P. Hartley.[1]
A widowed aristocrat bonds with the ex-soldier who drives his own car in a chauffeur service.
Adaptation
In 1973 the novel was adapted into a British film of the same title directed by Alan Bridges and starring Robert Shaw and Sarah Miles.[2]
References
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Wright, Adrian. Foreign Country: The Life of L.P. Hartley. I. B. Tauris, 2001.