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The Crowthers of Bankdam

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The Crowthers of Bankdam
First edition
AuthorThomas Armstrong
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical
PublisherCollins
Publication date
1940
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Followed byPilling Always Pays 

The Crowthers of Bankdam is a 1940 historical novel by the British writer Thomas Armstrong. His debut novel, it is a family saga following the fortunes of the Crowther family of Yorkshire mill owners across several generations from 1854. A popular success, it was followed by three sequels collectively known as the Crowther Chronicles.[1]

Film adaptation

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In 1947 it was adapted into the film Master of Bankdam, directed by Walter Forde and starring Anne Crawford, Dennis Price and Tom Walls.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Young p.114
  2. ^ Goble p.15

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Watson, George & Willison, Ian R. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, Volume 4. CUP, 1972.
  • Young, Kenneth. The Second Bed Post: A Miscellany of The Yorkshire Post. Macdonald, 1964.