The Boy in the Bush
The Boy in the Bush is a novel by D. H. Lawrence set in Western Australia, first published in 1924. It is derived from a story in a manuscript given to Lawrence by Mollie Skinner, entitled The House of Ellis.[1] Lawrence and his wife Frieda stayed with Skinner at her guesthouse in Darlington, Western Australia in 1922.
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First US edition
(publ. Thomas Seltzer, 1924)
(publ. Thomas Seltzer, 1924)
Australian television production
The Boy in the Bush | |
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Based on | novel by D.H. Lawrence |
Written by | Hugh Whitemore |
Directed by | Rob Stewart |
Starring | Kenneth Branagh Sigrid Thornton Steve Bisley Jon Blake |
Country of origin | Australia UK |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 2 x 2 hours |
Production | |
Producers | Ian Walker Geoffrey Daniels |
Release | |
Original network | ABC (Australia) Channel 4 (UK) |
Original release | 11 March 1984 |
The Boy in the Bush was made into a television miniseries in 1984, directed by Rob Stewart and starring Kenneth Branagh and Sigrid Thornton.[2]
It was one of five co-productions between the ABC and Portman Productions.[3]
Standard edition
Lawrence, D. H. (1924). Paul Eggert (ed.). The Boy in the Bush (1990 ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-30704-X.
References
- "D H Lawrence Letters". Battye Library. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
- Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p179
- Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 93
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