| The Hireling | |
| Author: | L.P. Hartley |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Publisher: | Hamish Hamilton |
| Release Date: | 1957 |
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The Hireling is a 1957 novel by the British writer L.P. Hartley.[1] A widowed aristocrat bonds with the ex-soldier who drives his own car in a chauffeur service.
In 1973 the novel was adapted into a British film of the same title directed by Alan Bridges and starring Robert Shaw and Sarah Miles.[2]