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1956 novel

The Adventures of Ben Gunn
First US edition
AuthorR.F. Delderfield
LanguageEnglish
GenreAdventure
PublisherHodder & Stoughton (UK)
Bobbs-Merrill (US)
Publication date1956
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

The Adventures of Ben Gunn is a 1956 adventure novel by the British writer R.F. Delderfield. It is a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.

In 1958 it was adapted into a BBC television series of the same title starring Peter Wyngarde and Rupert Davies.

References

  1. Drew p.61
  2. Baskin p.32

Bibliography

  • Baskin, Ellen . Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
  • Drew, Bernard A. Literary Afterlife: The Posthumous Continuations of 325 Authors' Fictional Characters. McFarland, 2010.


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