"""The Lady in the Van"" was greenlit on 3 June 2014, with TriStar Productions and BBC Films working together to make the film adaptation of Alan Bennett's West End hit. TriStar won the film rights to handle worldwide distribution, while the BBC was the first to show the film on television in the UK. The involvement of Maggie Smith and Nicholas Hytner was announced simultaneously with the film, but they were attached to the project as early as 9 May (coincidentally Bennett's 80th birthday). Both of them had collaborated with Bennett in the past; Hytner on ""The Madness of King"
"in the Van"" based on his experiences with an eccentric woman called Miss Shepherd, who lived on Bennett's driveway in a series of dilapidated vans for more than fifteen years. It was first published in 1989 as an essay in the London Review of Books. In 1990 he published it in book form. In 1999 he adapted it into a stage play, which starred Maggie Smith and was directed by Nicholas Hytner. The stage play includes two characters named Alan Bennett. On 21 February 2009 it was broadcast as a radio play on BBC Radio 4, with Maggie Smith reprising"
"The Van (novel) The Van is a 1991 novel by Roddy Doyle and the third novel in The Barrytown Trilogy. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize (1991). The basis of the story is that Jimmy Rabbitte Sr. has been laid off from his job and has no money. His friend, Brendan ""Bimbo"" Reeves also gets laid off and gets a redundancy cheque. With this cheque the two friends decide to purchase a 'chipper' or Fish and Chips van. Jimmy and Bimbo's friendship gets strained, because Jimmy starts to believe that Bimbo and his wife Maggie are planning the work"
"The Woman in the Room ""The Woman in the Room"" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in King's 1978 collection ""Night Shift"". Narrated from the perspective of a man burdened with deep remorse, pain, and his demons, the story concerns his decision to euthanize his terminally ill mother with painkillers. Director Frank Darabont began his film career by adapting this story into a short film in 1983. Darabont sent King a query letter in 1980 asking for permission to adapt the story. King agreed because he thought that students adapting short stories into films was a good"
"In the Cart ""In the Cart"" () is an 1897 short story by Anton Chekhov, also translated as ""The Schoolmistress"". The story, written in Nice, France, in November 1897, was first published in the No. 352, 21 December 1897 issue of the ""Russkiye Vedomosti"". Vasily Sobolevsky, the newspaper's editor-in-chief, asked the author to remove the bit in which Nikolay Alekseyev, the mayor of Moscow, assassinated in 1893 was mentioned. Chekhov complied, but later restored it. In a slightly revised version ""In the Cart"" was published in the 1898 (second) edition of a charitable compilation called ""Brotherly Help for the Armenians"
"its publication) left a short note on the story in his diary: ""In terms of artfulness, superb, but he becomes didactic when trying to give meaning to it"". In the Cart ""In the Cart"" () is an 1897 short story by Anton Chekhov, also translated as ""The Schoolmistress"". The story, written in Nice, France, in November 1897, was first published in the No. 352, 21 December 1897 issue of the ""Russkiye Vedomosti"". Vasily Sobolevsky, the newspaper's editor-in-chief, asked the author to remove the bit in which Nikolay Alekseyev, the mayor of Moscow, assassinated in 1893 was mentioned. Chekhov complied, but"
"Waltz in Vienna"" <br> 1983 A. N. Wilson, ""Wise Virgin"" <br> 1984 Philip Larkin, ""Required Writing"" <br> 1985 David Hughes, ""The Pork Butcher"" <br> 1986 Doris Lessing, ""The Good Terrorist"" <br> 1987 Elizabeth Jennings, ""Collected Poems 1953–1985"" <br> 1988 Robert Hughes, ""The Fatal Shore"" <br> 1989 Christopher Hill, """" <br> 1990 V. S. Pritchett, ""A Careless Widow and Other Stories"" <br> 1991 Derek Walcott, ""Omeros"" <br> 1992 Thomas Pakenham, ""The Scramble for Africa ""<br> 1993 Michèle Roberts, ""Daughters of the House"" <br> 1994 Vikram Seth, ""A Suitable Boy"" <br> 1995 Alice Munro, ""Open Secrets""<br> 1996 Simon Schama, ""Landscape and Memory"""
"The Wheel Spins The Wheel Spins (a.k.a. The Lady Vanishes) is a 1936 mystery novel by British writer Ethel Lina White. British tourist Iris Carr is on her way back from touring Europe. After fainting from sun stroke at the train station, she befriends fellow passenger ""Miss Froy."" After falling asleep on the train, Iris is horrified to find her new friend has disappeared and all her fellow passengers deny her existence. The novel was originally published in 1936 and is one of the few novels by White which are still in print today. It is available to read on"
"prevailing as the woman stares stonily out the window."" In the Car In the Car (sometimes Driving) is a 1963 pop art painting by Roy Lichtenstein. The smaller, older of the two versions of this painting formerly held the record for highest auction price for a Lichtenstein painting. The larger version has been in the collection of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh since 1980. The painting is based on the September 1961 comic book series ""Girls' Romances"" edition #78 published by Signal Publishing Corp. The painting was part of Lichtenstein's second solo exhibition at Leo Castelli"
"(School Publications Branch 1980) ""The Duck in the Gun"" by Joy Cowley (Shortland Educational 1984, Japan Peace Museum 1990, Walker Books 2009) ""Donkey"" by George Ciantar (Shortland, 1986) ""The Girl Who Washed in Moonlight by Margaret Mahy"" (Heinemann, 1987) ""The Choosing Day"" by Jennifer Beck (Century Hutchinson, 1988) ""David's Dad"" by Jennifer Beck (Random Century 1990, Ashton Scholastic 1991) ""Bow Down Shadrach"" by Joy Cowley (Hodder & Stoughton, 1991) ""I'm Glad the Sky is Painted Blue: Poems for the Very Young"" selected by Rosalyn Barnett (Mallinson Rendel, 1993) ""The Bantam and the Soldier"" by Jennifer Beck (Scholastic, 1996) ""Pigeon Princess:"
"idea. The Woman in the Room ""The Woman in the Room"" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in King's 1978 collection ""Night Shift"". Narrated from the perspective of a man burdened with deep remorse, pain, and his demons, the story concerns his decision to euthanize his terminally ill mother with painkillers. Director Frank Darabont began his film career by adapting this story into a short film in 1983. Darabont sent King a query letter in 1980 asking for permission to adapt the story. King agreed because he thought that students adapting short stories into films was a"
"Project Gutenberg Australia. The book has been adapted for the screen several times. It has also been made into an audiobook. The Wheel Spins The Wheel Spins (a.k.a. The Lady Vanishes) is a 1936 mystery novel by British writer Ethel Lina White. British tourist Iris Carr is on her way back from touring Europe. After fainting from sun stroke at the train station, she befriends fellow passenger ""Miss Froy."" After falling asleep on the train, Iris is horrified to find her new friend has disappeared and all her fellow passengers deny her existence. The novel was originally published in 1936"
"The Lover (Duras novel) The Lover (French: ""L'Amant"") is an autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras, published in 1984 by Les Éditions de Minuit. It has been translated to 43 languages and was awarded the 1984 Prix Goncourt. It was adapted to film in 1992 as ""The Lover"". Set against the backdrop of French colonial Vietnam, ""The Lover"" reveals the intimacies and intricacies of a clandestine romance between a pubescent girl from a financially strapped French family and an older, wealthy Chinese-Vietnamese man. In 1929, a 15-year-old nameless girl is traveling by ferry across the Mekong Delta, returning from a holiday"
"film roles. Radio adaptations of the novel were also broadcast in the UK: Bill Morrison’s as part of on 7 November 1977; and Stephen Wyatt’s for BBC Radio 4 on 12 February 2011. The Lady in the Lake The Lady in the Lake is a 1943 detective novel by Raymond Chandler featuring the Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe. Notable for its removal of Marlowe from his usual Los Angeles environs for much of the book, the novel's complicated plot initially deals with the case of a missing woman in a small mountain town some 80 miles (130 km) from"
"Remembered"", in 1972, but did not publish the book until 2002. Additionally, she published four novels, including ""Set to Partners"" (1968) and ""The Yellow Dress"" (1984), and five volumes of poetry. She provided libretti for other composers, including Herbert Howells, Malcolm Williamson and Elisabeth Lutyens, for example, her famous ""Hymn to St. Cecilia"", which was put to music by Howells. Vaughan Williams lived for many years in Gloucester Crescent near Camden Town, where her neighbours included Alan Bennett and David Gentleman. She appears as a character in Bennett's autobiographical play and film ""The Lady in the Van"", where she is"
"Women in the Shadows Women in the Shadows is a lesbian pulp fiction novel written in 1959 by Ann Bannon (pseudonym of Ann Weldy). It is the third in a series of pulp fiction novels that eventually came to be known as ""The Beebo Brinker Chronicles"". It was originally published in 1959 by Gold Medal Books, again in 1983 by Naiad Press, and again in 2002 by Cleis Press. Each edition was adorned with a different cover. This book proved to be Bannon's most controversial and unpopular of the series, blurring lines between heroes and villains, especially on the tail"
"by ""Moving the Mountain"" (1911), and followed by, ""With Her in Ourland"" (1916). It was not published in book form until 1979. The story is told from the perspective of Vandyck ""Van"" Jennings, a sociology student who, along with two friends, Terry O. Nicholson and Jeff Margrave, forms an expedition party to explore an area of uncharted land rumored to be home to a society consisting entirely of women. The three friends do not entirely believe the rumors because they are unable to think of a way how human reproduction could occur without males. The men speculate about what a"
"Valentine's Castle (Robert Silverberg), #342, November, 1979. --The Autopsy (Michael Shea), #355, December, 1980. --The Thermals of August (Edward Bryant), May, 1981. --The Tehama (Bob Leman), December, 1981. --The Doors (Barbara Owens), November, 1984 --Midnight Snack (Vance Aandahl), #419, April, 1986. --The Cold Cage (Ray Aldridge), February, 1990. --Dr. Pak's Preschool (David Brin), July, 1990. --Gate of Faces (Aldridge), April, 1991. --Tree of Life, Book of Death (Grania Davis) March, 1992. --Bridges (de Lint), October-November, 1992. --Busy Dying (Brian Stableford), February, 1994. --The Spine Divers (Ray Aldridge), June, 1995. --Candle in a Bottle (Carolyn Ives Gilman), October-November, 1996. --Reading the"
"The Girl on the Boat The Girl on the Boat is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse. It first appeared in 1921 as a serial in the ""Woman's Home Companion"" in the United States under the title ""Three Men and a Maid"". It was first published as a book in the United States on April 26, 1922, by George H. Doran, New York, and as "" The Girl on the Boat"" in the United Kingdom by Herbert Jenkins, London, on June 15, 1922. The maid of the title is red-haired, dog-loving Wilhelmina ""Billie"" Bennett, and the three men are: The"
"writing until she recovered. She is currently a teacher of Critical Thinking in one of the oldest highschools in St. Petersburg, Florida. Carousel ()<br> Publisher: Tor Books; Reprint edition (May, 1995)<br> <br> Sandman<br> Publisher: Tor Books (October, 1990)<br> Fortune's Fugitive<br> Publisher: Playboy Paperbacks (December 1, 1979)<br> <br> Satyr<br> Publisher: Playboy Paperbacks (July 1, 1981)<br> Scryer<br> Publisher: Tom Doherty Assoc Llc (March, 1987)<br> <br> Tangerine<br> Publisher: Tor Books (February, 1988)<br> <br> Mama's Boy<br> Publisher: Onyx Books (August, 1989)<br> <br> Siren <br> Publisher: Tor Books; Reissue edition (January, 1989)<br> Reprint of original publication: Avon 1982<br> <br> Dark Window<br> Publisher: New American Library"
"The Fairy Caravan The Fairy Caravan is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter and first published in 1929 by Alexander McKay in Philadelphia. As noted by Leslie Linder, ""Potter did not wish for an English edition of ""The Fairy Caravan"", because she felt the stories were 'too personal - too autobiographical' to publish in this country"". In order to secure English copyright, however, Potter produced 100 copies with the first eighteen pages discarded and replaced by sheets privately printed in Ambleside by George Middleton. The story follows the adventures of Tuppenny, a young guinea pig who runs"
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Atlantic The Girl on the Boat The Girl on the Boat is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse. It first appeared in 1921 as a serial in the ""Woman's Home Companion"" in the United States under the title ""Three Men and a Maid"". It was first published as a book in the United States on April 26, 1922, by George H. Doran, New York, and as "" The Girl on the Boat"" in the United Kingdom by Herbert Jenkins, London, on June 15, 1922. The maid of the title is red-haired, dog-loving Wilhelmina ""Billie"" Bennett, and the three men are:"
"Lorian Hemingway Lorian Hemingway (born December 15, 1951) is an American author and free-lance journalist. Her books include the memoir ""Walk on Water"", the novel ""Walking Into the River"", and the non-fiction book ""A World Turned Over"", about the devastation of her hometown of South Jackson, Mississippi, by the Candlestick Park Tornado in 1966. Her articles have appeared in ""GQ"", ""The New York Times Magazine"", ""Esquire"", ""The Seattle Times"", ""Seattle Post-Intelligencer"", and ""Rolling Stone"". In 1992, Hemingway was nominated for The Mississippi Arts and Letters Award for Fiction for her debut novel ""Walking Into the River"". In 1999 she received"
"The Girl in a Swing The Girl in a Swing is a novel by British writer Richard Adams. It was first published in 1980. Subsequent editions changed the female lead's name from Käthe Geutner to Karin Forster, due to threat of a libel suit from someone with that name. It was adapted by director Gordon Hessler into a 1988 film starring Meg Tilly. Alan Desland is a socially awkward Englishman who makes a living as a collector and dealer of fine pottery including antique ceramics. On a business trip to Copenhagen, he falls headlong in love with a mysterious and"
"""It Has Taken Long"" (1976) and ""The Sufficient Difference"" (2001). Publication of her work has continued since her death in 1991, including ""First Awakenings"" (her early poems) (1992), ""Rational Meaning: A New Foundation for the Definition of Words"" (1997), ""The Poems of Laura Riding, A Newly Revised Edition of the 1938/1980 Collection"" (2001), ""Under The Mind's Watch"" (2004), ""The Failure of Poetry, The Promise of Language"" (2007), and ""On the Continuing of the Continuing"" (2008). The latest book to appear is her two-volume literary memoirs, ""The Person I Am"" (2011). Her works have been published in France, Germany, Spain, Denmark,"
"The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970 film) The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun () is a 1970 French and American psychological thriller film directed by Anatole Litvak starring Samantha Eggar, Oliver Reed and John McEnery. It is based on Sébastien Japrisot's 1966 novel ""La Dame dans l'auto avec des lunettes et un fusil"". The film was remade in 2015. This 1970 version was Litvak's final film. Just before the Bastille Day holiday weekend English secretary, Danielle 'Dany' Lang, types up a document for her advertising agency boss, Michael Caldwell, to take"
"Beverley Naidoo 1985: ""With Westie and the Tin Man"" by C.S. Adler 1984: ""One-Eyed Cat"" by Paula Fox 1983: ""The Sign of the Beaver"" by Elizabeth George Speare 1982: ""Homesick: My Own Story"" by Jean Fritz 1981: ""A Spirit to Ride the Whirlwind"" by Athena Lord 1980: ""A Boat to Nowhere"" by Maureen Wartski 1979: ""The Whipman is Watching"" by T.A. Dyer 1978: ""The Devil in Vienna"" by Doris Orgel 1977: ""The Pinballs"" by Betsy Byars 1976: ""Somebody Else's Child"" by Roberta Silman 1975: ""The Garden is Doing Fine"" by Carol Farley 1974: ""Luke Was There"" by Eleanor Clymer 1973:"
"behind his back. It continues the themes found in the other two novels of ""The Barrytown Trilogy"" and focuses on the elder Jimmy Rabbitte and his efforts at going into business with friends. Stephen Frears turned it into a film in 1996 starring Colm Meaney as Larry (renamed from Jimmy Rabbitte) and Donal O'Kelly as Brendan 'Bimbo' Reeves who he goes into business with. The Van (novel) The Van is a 1991 novel by Roddy Doyle and the third novel in The Barrytown Trilogy. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize (1991). The basis of the story is that Jimmy"
"Van"" is a highly improbable Ruritanian romance whose plot involves an heiress who spends a year camping up and down the east coast in a caravan, the intrigues of a European kingdom called Houdania, a missing document, and any number of disguises. A contemporary reviewer wrote that while it was not very original it was romantic and amusing enough to hold the reader's attention. In 1919 it was made into a movie of the same title starring Alma Rubens. Dalrymple also wrote short stories for magazines like ""The Bohemian"" and Ladies' Home Journal. Leona Dalrymple Leona Dalrymple (February 11, 1884"
"Alexandra Ripley Alexandra Ripley, ""née"" Braid (January 8, 1934 – January 10, 2004) was an American writer best known as the author of ""Scarlett"" (1991), written as a sequel to ""Gone with the Wind"". Her first novel was ""Who's the Lady in the President's Bed?"" (1972). ""Charleston"" (1981), her first historical novel, was a bestseller, as were her next books ""On Leaving Charleston"" (1984), ""The Time Returns"" (1985), and ""New Orleans Legacy"" (1987). Born Alexandra Elizabeth Braid in Charleston, South Carolina, she attended the elite Ashley Hall and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New"
"The Driver's Seat (novel) The Driver's Seat is a novella by Muriel Spark. Published in 1970, it was advertised as ""a metaphysical shocker"". It is indeed in the psychological thriller genre, dealing with themes of alienation, isolation and loss of spiritual values. It was filmed in 1974 starring Elizabeth Taylor and featuring Andy Warhol. In the U.S the film was renamed ""Identikit"". Spark described it as one of her favourite novels. ""The Driver's Seat"" was, on 26 March 2010, one of six novels to be nominated for “Lost Man Booker Prize” of 1970, ""a contest delayed by 40 years because"
"book-length works of history followed in 1991, 2000, 2012 and to date some thirty essays and chapters in books. Her novels are ""The Best of Intentions"" (New York: William Morrow, 1968); ""Three Women"" (New York: Belmont-Tower, 1972); ""A Perfect Stranger"" (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1973); ""The Woman Who Went Away"" (New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1981); and ""Greek Revival"" (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1985). These works were published in both hard- and paperback editions in the U.S., the U.K., France, and various other countries. Although they were in general favorably reviewed, she became disillusioned, in the 1980s,"
"and since then, no information has arisen regarding an adaptation of ""The Tiger in the Well"". The Tiger in the Well The Tiger in the Well (1990) is a book by the English author Philip Pullman. This book takes place in the autumn of 1881. Sally Lockhart has a daughter named Harriet, a nurse named Sarah-Jane and a cook named Ellie. Her friends Webster, Jim and Charles are in South America taking pictures. One day a divorce affidavit arrives at the house. Sally, who has never been married, is confused that a commission agent named Arthur Parrish claims he is"