The Woman in the Hall (novel)

1939 novel

The Woman in the Hall

First edition

Author| Gladys Bronwyn Stern
Language| English
Genre| Drama
Publisher| Cassell
Macmillan (US)

Publication date

| 1939
Publication place| United Kingdom
Media type| Print

The Woman in the Hall is a 1939 novel by the British writer Gladys Bronwyn Stern.[1] The lifestyle of a confidence trickster mother has a psychologically disturbing effect on her daughter who she uses as an essential part in her various swindles.

## Film adaptation

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In 1947 it was adapted into a British film of the same title directed by Jack Lee and starring Ursula Jeans, Jean Simmons and Cecil Parker.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Watson & Willison p.743
2. ^ Goble p.441

## Bibliography

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* Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
* Watson, George & Willison, Ian R. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, Volume 4. CUP, 1972.

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