Four Days Wonder (novel)
Author | A.A. Milne |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Comedy Mystery |
Publisher | Methuen (UK) Dutton (US) |
Publication date | 1933 |
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Four Days Wonder is a 1933 comedy mystery novel by the British writer A.A. Milne.[1] A young woman obsessed with murder mysteries goes to visit her aunt at a country house, only to find her dead. Invigorated by the excitement she launches an investigation.
Film adaptation[]
In 1936 it was adapted into a film of the same title by the American studio Universal Pictures. Directed by Sidney Salkow it starred Kenneth Howell, Martha Sleeper and Alan Mowbray.[2]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Cohen, Nadia. The Extraordinary Life of A. A. Milne. Grub Street Publishers, 2017.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Haring-Smith, Tori. A.A. Milne: A Critical Bibliography. Garland, 1982.
- Shaw, Bruce. Jolly Good Detecting: Humor in English Crime Fiction of the Golden Age. McFarland, 2013.
Categories:
- 1933 British novels
- Novels by A. A. Milne
- British comedy novels
- British mystery novels
- British novels adapted into films
- Novels set in England
- Methuen Publishing books
- 1930s novel stubs