The Crowthers of Bankdam explained

The Crowthers of Bankdam
Author:	Thomas Armstrong
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Genre:	Historical
Publisher:	Collins
Release Date:	1940
Media Type:	Print
Followed By:	Pilling Always Pays

The Crowthers of Bankdam is a 1940 historical novel by the British writer Thomas Armstrong. His debut novel, it is a family saga following the fortunes of the Crowther family of Yorkshire mill owners across several generations from 1854. A popular success, it was followed by three sequels collectively known as the Crowther Chronicles.^[1]

Film adaptation

In 1947 it was adapted into the film Master of Bankdam, directed by Walter Forde and starring Anne Crawford, Dennis Price and Tom Walls.^[2]

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Watson, George & Willison, Ian R. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, Volume 4. CUP, 1972.
• Young, Kenneth. The Second Bed Post: A Miscellany of The Yorkshire Post. Macdonald, 1964.

Notes and References

1. Young p.114
2. Goble p.15