Who Lie in Gaol is a 1952 work by the British writer Joan Henry.[1] It is semi-autobiographical novel, based on Henry's own experiences serving a prison sentence for passing a fraudulent cheque. The title is drawn from Oscar Wilde's The Ballad of Reading Gaol. She followed the success of the work with another bestseller Yield to the Night.
 First edition | |
| Author | Joan Henry |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Publisher | Gollancz |
Publication date | 1952 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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Film adaptation
editIn 1953 it was adapted into the film The Weak and the Wicked directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Glynis Johns, Diana Dors and John Gregson.[2]
References
editBibliography
edit- Chibnall, Steve. J. Lee Thompson. Manchester University Press, 2021.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Schwan, Anne. Convict Voices: Women, Class, and Writing about Prison in Nineteenth-Century England. University of New Hampshire Press, 2 Dec 2014.
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