Moss Rose (novel)
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Author | Marjorie Bowen |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Mystery thriller |
Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1934 |
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Moss Rose is a 1934 mystery novel by the British writer Marjorie Bowen, written under the pen name of Joseph Shearing.[1] It is based on the unsolved murder of Harriet Buswell in 1872.[2] The title refers to Moss Rose, a flowering plant.
Adaptations[]
It was adapted into the 1947 film Moss Rose directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Peggy Cummins, Victor Mature and Ethel Barrymore.[3]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Vinson, James. Twentieth-Century Romance and Gothic Writers. Macmillan, 1982.
Categories:
- 1934 British novels
- Novels set in London
- British novels adapted into films
- British mystery novels
- British thriller novels
- Novels by Marjorie Bowen
- Novels set in the 19th century
- Heinemann (publisher) books
- 1930s novel stubs