The writer and Academy Award-winner James Hilton is best known as the author of Goodbye, Mr. Chips and Random Harvest as well as the novel Lost Horizon in which he invented Shangri-La--the fictional place and the utopian concept. This reference guide to the entirety of Hilton's works--novels, short stories, nonfiction, and film adaptations--gives a detailed account of his life and literary career (including a complete chronology), a listing of his works, and a key to the important characters and locations. The main body of the text is devoted to an examination of his writing, including a section devoted to adaptations of his novels into movies.…mehr
The writer and Academy Award-winner James Hilton is best known as the author of Goodbye, Mr. Chips and Random Harvest as well as the novel Lost Horizon in which he invented Shangri-La--the fictional place and the utopian concept. This reference guide to the entirety of Hilton's works--novels, short stories, nonfiction, and film adaptations--gives a detailed account of his life and literary career (including a complete chronology), a listing of his works, and a key to the important characters and locations. The main body of the text is devoted to an examination of his writing, including a section devoted to adaptations of his novels into movies.
The late John R. Hammond was a research fellow at Nottingham Trent University in England. He was the secretary of the James Hilton Society and the president of the H.G. Wells Society.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. The Life of James Hilton 2. Novels 3. Short Stories 4. Nonfiction 5. Film Adaptations 6. Hilton and His World Appendix 1: Characters and Locations Appendix 2: James Hilton by Himself Appendix 3: Questions for Discussion Appendix 4: CDs and Audiotapes Appendix 5: Hilton's Contributions to The Leys Fortnightly Appendix 6: Some Bibliographical Problems Appendix 7: Other Short Works Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. The Life of James Hilton 2. Novels 3. Short Stories 4. Nonfiction 5. Film Adaptations 6. Hilton and His World Appendix 1: Characters and Locations Appendix 2: James Hilton by Himself Appendix 3: Questions for Discussion Appendix 4: CDs and Audiotapes Appendix 5: Hilton's Contributions to The Leys Fortnightly Appendix 6: Some Bibliographical Problems Appendix 7: Other Short Works Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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