The Great Divide (novel)

The Great Divide is a historical novel by the Canadian writer Alan Sullivan, which was first published in 1935. It was a breakthrough work for Sullivan, and was very well received by critics.[1] It depicts the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the nineteenth century.

The Great Divide
AuthorAlan Sullivan
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical
Publication date
1935
Media typePrint

Film adaptation

In 1937 the novel was adapted into a British film The Great Barrier, directed by Milton Rosmer and Geoffrey Barkas at the Lime Grove Studios in London. A number of changes were made from the novel.

References

  1. McLeod p.74

Bibliography

  • McLeod, Gordon Duncan. Essentially Canadian: The Life and Fiction of Alan Sullivan, 1868-1947. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1982.



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