Caleb West (novel) explained

Caleb West, Master Diver
Author:Francis Hopkinson Smith
Illustrator:Malcolm Fraser and Arthur I. Keller
Country:United States
Language:English
Genre:Novel
Pub Date:April 1898
Media Type:Print (Hardcover)
Pages:378 pp

Caleb West, Master Diver is a novel published in 1898 by Francis Hopkinson Smith that was the best selling book in the United States in 1898.[1] It was first serialized in The Atlantic Monthly from October 1897 to March 1898, and was published in book form by Houghton Mifflin in April 1898 with illustrations by Malcolm Fraser and Arthur I. Keller.[2]

The book is based on Smith's experience in the building of the Race Rock Light near Fishers Island, New York in the 1870s.

Adaptations

The novel was adapted into a play by Michael Morton.[3]

It was also adapted into a silent film in 1912, and a 1920 silent film called Deep Waters.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. [Hackett, Alice Payne|Alice Payne Hackett]
  2. (2 April 1898). "Caleb West."; Mr. F. Hopkinson Smith's New Work of Fiction, The New York Times
  3. Web site: Jacob Litt's production of Caleb West a dramatization of F. Hopkinson Smith's beautiful story of New England sea-folk by Michael Morton.. https://archive.today/20121213075659/http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/var1993000035/PP/. dead. Strobridge & Co Lith. Dec 30, 1900. www.loc.gov. Dec 30, 2020. December 13, 2012.
  4. Web site: The Daily Star - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com. 16 March 2018.