The Boy in the Bush

The Boy in the Bush is a novel by D. H. Lawrence set in Western Australia, first published in 1924. It is derived from a story in a manuscript given to Lawrence by Mollie Skinner, entitled The House of Ellis.[1] The title page of the first edition gives "D. H. Lawrence and M. L. Skinner" equal billing as its authors. Lawrence and his wife Frieda stayed with Skinner at her guesthouse in Darlington, Western Australia in 1922.

First US edition
(publ. Thomas Seltzer, 1924)

Australian television production
The Boy in the Bush
Based onnovel by D.H. Lawrence
Written byHugh Whitemore
Directed byRob Stewart
StarringKenneth Branagh
Sigrid Thornton
Steve Bisley
Jon Blake
Country of originAustralia
UK
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes2 x 2 hours
Production
ProducersIan Walker
Geoffrey Daniels
Release
Original networkABC (Australia)
Channel 4 (UK)
Original release11 March 1984 (1984-03-11)

The Boy in the Bush was made into a television miniseries in 1984, directed by Rob Stewart and starring Kenneth Branagh and Sigrid Thornton.[2]

It was one of five co-productions between the ABC and Portman Productions.[3]

Standard edition

Lawrence, D. H. (1924). Paul Eggert (ed.). The Boy in the Bush (1990 ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-30704-X.

References
  1. "D H Lawrence Letters". Battye Library. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
  2. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p179
  3. Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 93


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