The Adventures of Ben Gunn
 First US edition | |
| Author | R.F. Delderfield |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton (UK) Bobbs-Merrill (US) |
| Publication date | 1956 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
The Adventures of Ben Gunn is a 1956 adventure novel by the British writer R.F. Delderfield. It is a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.[1]
In 1958 it was adapted into a BBC television series of the same title starring Peter Wyngarde and Rupert Davies.[2]
References
Bibliography
- Baskin, Ellen . Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
- Drew, Bernard A. Literary Afterlife: The Posthumous Continuations of 325 Authors' Fictional Characters. McFarland, 2010.
Categories:
- Works based on Treasure Island
- 1956 British novels
- 1956 English-language novels
- British historical novels
- British adventure novels
- 1950s adventure novels
- Novels by R. F. Delderfield
- British novels adapted into television shows
- Hodder & Stoughton books
- Prequel novels
- Novels based on works by Robert Louis Stevenson
- 1950s novel stubs
- Adventure novel stubs