''Greensea Island'' is a 1922
adventure novel
Adventure fiction is a type of fiction that usually presents danger, or gives the reader a sense of excitement. Some adventure fiction also satisfies the literary definition of romance fiction.
History
In the introduction to the ''Encycloped ...
by the British writer
Victor Bridges
Victor Bridges (real name Victor George de Freyne, 14 March 1878 – 29 November 1972) was a prolific English author of detective and fantasy fiction, and also a playwright and occasional poet.
Life
Born on 14 March 1878 at Clifton, Bristol, Vic ...
. It was his final novel for publishers
Mills & Boon
Mills & Boon is a romance imprint of British publisher Harlequin UK Ltd. It was founded in 1908 by Gerald Rusgrove Mills and Charles Boon as a general publisher. The company moved towards escapist fiction for women in the 1930s. In 1971, the ...
as he was signed up by
who hoped he could replicate the success of
Edgar Wallace
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was a British writer of crime and adventure fiction.
Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at the age of 12. He joined the army at age 21 and was ...
's thrillers.
Adaptation
In 1923 it was made into a silent film ''
Through Fire and Water'' produced by the British studio
Ideal Films. Directed by
Thomas Bentley Thomas Bentley may refer to:
* Thomas Bentley (director)
Thomas Bentley (23 February 1884 – 23 December 1966) was a British film director. He directed 68 films between 1912 and 1941. He directed three films in the early DeForest Phonofilm sou ...
it starred
Clive Brook
Clifford Hardman "Clive" Brook (1 June 1887 – 17 November 1974) was an English stage and film actor.
After making his first screen appearance in 1920, Brook emerged as a leading British actor in the early 1920s. After moving to the Unit ...
,
Flora le Breton and
.
[Goble p.55]
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
* McAleer, Joseph. ''Passion's Fortune: The Story of Mills & Boon''. OUP Oxford, 1999.
* Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015.
1922 British novels
British adventure novels
British romance novels
Novels set in Essex
British novels adapted into films
Adventure novels adapted into films
Novels by Victor Bridges
Mills & Boon books
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