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1928 novel
The Silver Flame
1950 edition
AuthorJames Hilton
LanguageEnglish
GenreDrama
PublisherButterworth
Avon (US)
Publication date1928
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

The Silver Flame is a 1928 novel by the British writer James Hilton. The original British publisher was Butterworth. In 1949 it was published in the United States in by Avon under the alternative title Three Loves Had Margaret. It has been described as the last of his "apprentice novels" before he emerged as a major international author. The story takes place on a Cotswold estate between 1896 and 1926.

References

  1. Willison p.603
  2. Hammond p.201
  3. Hammond p.13

Bibliography

  • Hammond, John R. Lost Horizon Companion: A Guide to the James Hilton Novel and Its Characters, Critical Reception, Film Adaptations and Place in Popular Culture. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2008.
  • Willison, I.R. (ed.) The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature: Volume 4, 1900-1950. Cambridge University Press, 1972.
James Hilton
Novels
Non-fiction
  • Mr. Chips Looks at the World (1939)
  • The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
  • H.R.H.: The Story of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1956)
Short stories
  • "The Failure" (1924)
  • "Twilight of the Wise" (1936)
  • "The Bat King" (1937)
  • "It's a Crazy World" (1937)
  • "From Information Received" (1938)
  • "The Girl Who Got There" (1938)
  • To You, Mr Chips! (collection) (1938)
  • "You Can't Touch Dotty" (1938)
Plays
  • And Now Goodbye (with Philip Howard) (1937)
  • Goodbye, Mr. Chips (with Barbara Burnham) (1938)
Screenplays
Adaptations
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