''Darling Caroline'' (French: ''Caroline chérie'') is a 1947

historical novel Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the setting of particular real historical events. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to oth ...

by the French writer

Jacques Laurent Jacques Laurent or Jacques Laurent-Cély (5 January 1919 – 29 December 2000) was a French writer and journalist. He was born in Paris, the son of a barrister. During World War II, he fought with the Algerian Tirailleurs. Laurent was elect ...

. It portrays the adventures of a daring young woman at the time of the French Revolution. A popular hit, it was followed by several sequels.

Adaptations

It has been turned into films on two occasions: a 1951 film '' Darling Caroline'' directed by

Richard Pottier Richard Pottier (6 June 1906, in Graz – 2 November 1994, in Le Plessis-Bouchard) was a film director in France. He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire as Ernst Deutsch. Selected filmography * ''If I Were Boss (1934 film), If I Were Boss'' ( ...

and starring

Martine Carol Martine Carol (born Marie-Louise Jeanne Nicolle Mourer; 16 May 1920 – 6 February 1967) was a French film actress. She frequently was cast as an elegant blonde seductress. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, she was the leading sex symbol and ...

, which was followed by two sequels, and '' Darling Caroline'' directed by

Denys de La Patellière Denys de La Patellière (8 March 1921 in Nantes, France – 21 July 2013) was a French film director and scriptwriter. He also directed Television series. He died in 2013 at the age of 92. Biography The son of an officer, Denys de La Patell ...

and starring

France Anglade Marie-France Anglade (17 July 1942 – 28 August 2014) was a French Algerian film actress. Biography Marie-France Anglade was born on 17 July 1942 in Constantine, Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeri ...

.Goble p.404

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. 1947 French novels French historical novels French adventure novels French novels adapted into films Adventure novels adapted into films Novels by Jacques Laurent {{1940s-hist-novel-stub