A Lost Leader (novel)
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| Author | E. Phillips Oppenheim |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Publisher | Ward, Lock Little, Brown (US) |
Publication date | 1906 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
A Lost Leader is a 1906 politically-themed novel by British writer E. Phillips Oppenheim.[1][2] Later better known for his thrillers, it was one of several novels Oppenheim wrote at the time centred on "social political life".[3] In it, a potential Liberal Party politician, Lawrence Mannering, is lured back from his country estate to London to revive the party's fortunes.
Adaptation
[edit]In 1922 it was adapted into a British silent film of the same title directed by George Ridgwell and starring Robert English, Dorothy Fane and George Bellamy.[4]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
- Server, Lee. Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers. Infobase Publishing, 2014.
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