The Drum (novel)

1937 novel by A.E.W. Mason

The Drum

First edition

Author| A.E.W. Mason
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English
Genre| Adventure
Publisher| Hodder & Stoughton

Publication date

| 1937
Media type| Print

The Drum is an adventure novel by the British writer A.E.W. Mason which was first published in 1937. The book's action takes place on the Northwest Frontier of British India.

## Synopsis[edit]

Set in the India of the British Raj, the evil and untrustworthy Prince Guhl plans to wipe out the British troops as they enjoy the hospitality of Guhl's spacious palace. It's up to the loyal young Prince Azim to warn the troops of Guhl's treachery by tapping out a message on his drum.

## Film adaptation[edit]

The following year the novel was turned into a film The Drum directed by Zoltan Korda and made by London Film Productions at Denham Studios.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 311.

## External links[edit]

* The Drum at Faded Page (Canada)

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List of works by A. E. W. Mason

Inspector Hanaud series|

* At the Villa Rose (1910)
* The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel (1910 novella)
* The House of the Arrow (1924)
* The Prisoner in the Opal (1928)
* They Wouldn't Be Chessmen (1934)
* The House in Lordship Lane (1946)

Other novels|

* A Romance of Wastdale (1895)
* The Courtship of Morrice Buckler (1896)
* Miranda of the Balcony (1899)
* The Four Feathers (1902)
* The Truants (1904)
* Running Water (1906)
* The Broken Road (1907)
* The Turnstile (1912)
* The Witness for the Defence (1913)
* The Summons (1920)
* The Winding Stair (1923)
* No Other Tiger (1927)
* The Dean's Elbow (1930)
* The Three Gentlemen (1932)
* The Sapphire (1933)
* Fire Over England (1936)
* The Drum (1937)
* Musk and Amber (1942)

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