The Great Divide (novel)
Author | Alan Sullivan |
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Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Genre | Historical |
Publication date | 1935 |
Media type |
The Great Divide is a historical novel by the Canadian writer Alan Sullivan, which was first published in 1935. It was a breakthrough work for Sullivan, and was very well received by critics.[1] It depicts the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the nineteenth century.
Film adaptation[]
In 1937 the novel was adapted into a British film The Great Barrier, directed by Milton Rosmer and Geoffrey Barkas at the Lime Grove Studios in London. A number of changes were made from the novel.
References[]
- ^ McLeod p.74
Bibliography[]
- McLeod, Gordon Duncan. Essentially Canadian: The Life and Fiction of Alan Sullivan, 1868-1947. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1982.
External links[]
- The Great Divide at Faded Page (Canada)
Categories:
- 1935 Canadian novels
- Canadian historical novels
- Novels set in Canada
- Novels set in the 19th century
- Canadian novels adapted into films
- Novels set in the 1880s
- 1930s historical novel stubs
- Canadian novel stubs