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1925 novel

Peter Pettinger
1930 3rd edition
AuthorWilliam Riley
LanguageEnglish
GenreDrama
PublisherHerbert Jenkins Ltd
Publication date1925
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

Peter Pettinger is a 1925 novel by the British writer William Riley. In Yorkshire, a mechanic with strongly anti-capitalist views unexpectedly inherits a company and tries to run it on socialist lines.

Adaptation

In 1945 it was adapted into the film The Agitator produced by British National Films, directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell.

References

  1. Goble p.390

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 199


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