Green Grow the Rushes (novel)
Appearance
Author | Howard Clewes |
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Language | English |
Genre | Comedy |
Publisher | The Bodley Head |
Publication date | 1949 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type |
Green Grow the Rushes is a 1949 comedy novel by the British writer Howard Clewes. The title refers to the traditional folk song "Green Grow the Rushes, O". It revolves around a group of officials from a Whitehall government department who travel to the Kent coast for an investigation, only to find themselves encountering a community entirely committed to smuggling.
It was adapted into a 1951 British film of the same title directed by Derek N. Twist and starring Roger Livesey, Honor Blackman and Richard Burton.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Goble p.86
Bibliography
[edit]- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.