''Susannah of the Mounties'' is a children's novel by Canadian author

Muriel Denison Muriel Denison, née Jessie Muriel Goggin (1886–1954), was a Canadian writer. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, she was educated at Havergal College, Edgehill School, and the Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto). In 1926 she married author and play ...

, first published in 1936. In the book 9-year-old Susannah is sent to

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to spend the summer with her uncle who is a

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. There are several sequels to the book: ''Susannah at Boarding School'', ''Susannah of the Yukon'' and ''Susannah Rides Again''.

Film adaptation

In 1939 it was adapted into the film ''

Susannah of the Mounties ''Susannah of the Mounties'' is a children's novel by Canadian author Muriel Denison, first published in 1936. In the book 9-year-old Susannah is sent to Regina, Saskatchewan to spend the summer with her uncle who is a Mountie. There are several ...

'' starring

Shirley Temple Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple;While Temple occasionally used "Jane" as a middle name, her birth certificate reads "Shirley Temple". Her birth certificate was altered to prolong her babyhood shortly after she signed with Fox in ...

as Susannah. The movie plot differs significantly from the book: it is set twenty years earlier at a much smaller

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fort and Susannah's parents are dead rather than in India, while the character of the uncle is omitted. The film is a U.S. version of the West rather than the Canadian West of the book.

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* 1936 Canadian novels 1936 children's books Canadian children's novels Series of children's books Novels set in Saskatchewan Fiction set in the 1890s Canadian novels adapted into films Royal Canadian Mounted Police in fiction J. M. Dent books {{1930s-child-novel-stub