A Pin to See the Peepshow
 First edition (US) | |
| Author | F. Tennyson Jesse |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Clare Francis[1] |
| Language | English |
| Set in | London, 1913–1927 |
| Publisher | Heinemann (UK) Doubleday Doran (US) |
Publication date | September 1934[2] |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print: hardback |
| 823.912 | |
| LC Class | PZ3 .J492 .E57 |
| Preceded by | The Lacquer Lady |
| Followed by | Act of God |
A Pin to See the Peepshow is a 1934 novel by F. Tennyson Jesse, based on the 1922 Thompson–Bywaters murder case.[3][4][5][6]
Plot
[edit]Julia Almond grows up in suburban poverty in Edwardian London. She longs for a better life, but makes an ill-advised marriage during the First World War.
Reception
[edit]Sarah Waters has praised A Pin to See the Peepshow, writing "rarely, it seemed to me, had I been plunged by a piece of fiction into an emotional world so vivid, so complete, so convincingly untidy."[7]
Adaptations
[edit]A Pin to See the Peepshow was adapted into a play by Jesse and H. M. Harwood in 1951. It was refused a licence by the Lord Chamberlain and so premiered at a private venue in London: the Peter Cotes production was at the New Boltons Theatre Club.[8][9] In 1953 it showed at the Playhouse Theatre, Broadway.[10][11]
In 1973 it was adapted into a four-part TV series by the BBC, written by Elaine Morgan and starring Francesca Annis.[12][13][14]
In 2007 it was made into a short radio drama on BBC Radio 4 by Scott Cherry.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "A Pin To See The Peepshow By F Tennyson Jesse - Calibre Audio". Calibre Streaming.
- ^ Stewart, Victoria (August 24, 2017). Crime Writing in Interwar Britain: Fact and Fiction in the Golden Age. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316510001 – via Google Books.
- ^ Houlbrook, M. (2010). "'A Pin to See the Peepshow': Culture, Fiction and Selfhood in Edith Thompson's Letters, 1921-1922". Past & Present. pp. 215–249. doi:10.1093/pastj/gtp049.
- ^ Houlbrook, Matt (2010). "'A Pin to See the Peepshow': Culture, Fiction and Selfhood in Edith Thompson's Letters, 1921-1922". Past & Present (207): 215–249. doi:10.1093/pastj/gtp049. JSTOR 40783262 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Jesse, Fryniwyd Tennyson (August 21, 1974). "A Pin to See the Peepshow". St. Martin's Press – via Google Books.
- ^ Bland, Lucy (April 30, 2016). Modern women on trial: Sexual transgression in the age of the flapper. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9781847798954 – via Google Books.
- ^ "A Pin to See the Peepshow – an achingly human portrait". the Guardian. August 23, 2014.
- ^ Kabatchnik, Amnon (April 14, 2011). Blood on the Stage, 1950-1975: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810877849 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Production of A Pin to See the Peepshow, Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "A Pin to See the Peepshow Broadway @ Playhouse Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill.
- ^ "A Pin to See the Peepshow - 1953 Broadway Tickets, News, Info, Photos, Videos". www.broadwayworld.com.
- ^ "A Pin to See the Peepshow Part 1 (1973)". BFI. Archived from the original on August 15, 2019.
- ^ Roberts, Jerry (June 5, 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810863781 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Broadcast - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 2 August 1973.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, A Pin to See the Peep Show". BBC.
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