Bella Donna (novel)
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| Author | Robert Hichens |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
Publication date | 1909 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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Bella Donna is a 1909 British romance novel by the British writer Robert Hichens.[1]
Summary
[edit]A flighty young Englishwoman marries an Egyptologist. Once on the archaeological site she falls for a suave Egyptian, and plots to do away with her husband.
Reception
[edit]It was listed among the top six bestselling books in the United States in the December 1909 (ranked sixth) and January 1910 (ranked second) issues of The Bookman.[2][3]
Adaptations
[edit]It has been made into films on four occasions:
- Bella Donna (1915 film), an American silent film starring Pauline Frederick
- Bella Donna (1923 film), an American silent film starring Pola Negri
- Bella Donna (1934 film), a British film starring Conrad Veidt
- Temptation (1946 film), an American film starring Merle Oberon
References
[edit]- ^ Kotowski p.55
- ^ Best Selling Books, The Bookman, December 1909, p. 434
- ^ Best Selling Books, The Bookman, January 1910, p. 546
Bibliography
[edit]- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Kotowski, Mariusz. Pola Negri: Hollywood's First Femme Fatale. University Press of Kentucky, 2014.
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