Stop at a Winner
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | R.F. Delderfield |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton (UK) Simon & Schuster (US) |
| Publication date | 1961 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
Stop at a Winner is a 1961 comedy novel by the British writer R.F. Delderfield.[1] It follows the misadventures of two RAF men during the Second World War, the gentle giant Pedlar Pascoe and the conniving Horace Pope, a Londoner who has attempted to avoid conscription.
Adaptation
It was adapted into the British film On the Fiddle directed by Cyril Frankel, with the lead roles played by Sean Connery and Alfred Lynch.[2]
References
Bibliography
- Sternlicht, Sanford. R.F. Delderfield. Twayne Publishers, 1988.
Categories:
- 1961 British novels
- 1961 English-language novels
- 1960s comedy novels
- British war novels
- British comedy novels
- Military humor
- Novels set in England
- Novels set in the 1940s
- Novels set during World War II
- Novels about the Royal Air Force
- British novels adapted into films
- War novels adapted into films
- Comedy novels adapted into films
- Novels by R. F. Delderfield
- Hodder & Stoughton books
- 1960s novel stubs
- Comedy novel stubs
- World War II novel stubs