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Carnival (Mackenzie novel)

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Carnival
AuthorCompton Mackenzie
LanguageEnglish
GenreDrama
Publication date
1912
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

Carnival is a 1912 novel by the British writer Compton Mackenzie. A London ballet dancer falls in love with an aristocrat, but refuses to become his mistress and instead marries a Cornish farmer with ultimately tragic consequences. It was a commercial and critical success on its release.[1]

Film adaptations

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It has been turned into films on three occasions: a 1916 American silent film The Ballet Girl directed by George Irving, a 1931 British film Dance Pretty Lady directed by Anthony Asquith and a 1946 British version Carnival by Stanley Haynes.[2]

References

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  1. ^ McLean p.66
  2. ^ Goble p.300

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • McLean, Adrienne L. Dying Swans and Madmen: Ballet, the Body, and Narrative Cinema. Rutgers University Press, 2008.
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