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The Fountain (novel)

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1932 novel
The Fountain
AuthorCharles Morgan
LanguageEnglish
GenreWar romance
PublisherMacmillan
Publication date1932
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

The Fountain is a 1932 romantic war novel by the British author Charles Morgan. It takes place in the neutral Netherlands during the First World War and is "sometimes considered his most successful work". It was awarded the Hawthornden Prize the same year.

Film adaptation

In 1934 it was adapted into a Hollywood film of the same title produced by RKO Pictures. Directed by John Cromwell.

References

  1. Head p.767
  2. Goble p.334

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Head, Dominic (ed.) The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English. Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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