No. 17
1939 edition by Penguin Books
AuthorJoseph Jefferson Farjeon
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDetective Ben
GenreThriller
PublisherHodder and Stoughton
Publication date
1926
Media typePrint
Followed byThe House Opposite 

No. 17 is a 1926 thriller novel by the British writer Joseph Jefferson Farjeon, inspired by his successful play of the same title from the previous year.[1] Along with the play it provided inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock's 1932 film Number Seventeen.

It is the first of a series of stories featuring the character of Ben, a former merchant sailor now down-on-his-luck, who continually gets involved in adventures.

References

  1. Yacower p.124

Bibliography

  • Maurice Yacowar. Hitchcock's British Films. Wayne State University Press, 2010.


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