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I Capture the Castle
by Dodie Smith
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780312316167 |
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An utter delight. This enchanting tale has long been a favorite of mine. It has just been reissued to coincide with the soon to be released movie version. Set in 1930s England, this story of young love beguiles with moated castles, moonlight swims, high humor and a complete cast of British eccentrics. Kathi, Powells.com
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Publisher Comments:
Soon to be a major motion picture released by Samuel Goldwyn films, "I Capture the Castle" tells the story of 17-year-old Cassandra and her family, who live in not-so-genteel poverty in a ramshackle old English castle. Over three turbulent months, she fills three diaries with funny yet poignant entries and manages to find herself hopelessly in love.
About the Author
Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith, was born in 1896 in Lancashire, England, and she was one of the most successful female dramatists of her generation. She wrote "Autumn", "Crocus", and "Dear Octopus", among other plays., but her first novel, I Capture the Castle (Little Brown, 1948) was written when she lived in America during the '40s and marked her crossover debut from playwright to novelist. the novel became an immediate succe4ss and was produced as a play in 1954. Her other novels were The Town in Bloom, It Ends with Revelations, A Tale of Two Families, and The Girl in the Candle-Lit Bath. Today, however, she is best known for her stories for young readers, The Hundred and One Dalmations (Heinemann, 1956) and The Starlight Barking (Heinemann, 1967; Simon & Schuster, 1968). The Hundred and One Dalmations was inspired by Dodie's own Dalmation named Pongo, and became the basis of two Disney films. The Starlight Barking is also available in paperback from St. Martin's press. Dodie Smith died in 1990.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780312316167
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Thomas Dunne Books
- Location:
- New York
- Subject:
- General
- Subject:
- Historical
- Subject:
- Historical - General
- Subject:
- England
- Subject:
- Romance - General
- Subject:
- Castles
- Subject:
- General Fiction
- Series Volume:
- GTR-566
- Publication Date:
- April 2003
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Yes
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 8.34x5.54x.90 in. .70 lbs.
