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y separately published work icon Saraband for Dead Lovers single work   novel   historical fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 1935... 1935 Saraband for Dead Lovers
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An historical novel about the doomed lover affair between Sophia Dorothea of Celle (wife of George I of England) and Philip Christoph von Königsmarck; the affair saw Königsmarck killed and Sophia repudiated by her husband and imprisoned in the Castle of Ahlden for the last thirty years of her life.

Adaptations

form y separately published work icon Saraband for Dead Lovers John Dighton , Alexander Mackendrick , ( dir. Basil Dearden ) London : Ealing Studios , 1948 Z1392954 1948 single work film/TV

Set in seventeenth-century Hanover, Saraband for Dead Lovers tells the story of the tragic love affair between Sophie Dorothea, wife of George I of England, and Count Konigsmark, a Swedish soldier. Events take place in a climate of political intrigue leading up to George I's succession to the English throne.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Heinemann ,       1935 .
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      Extent: 293p.
      Reprinted: 1936
      Note/s:
      • Foreword by H.S. dated November, 1934.
    • Leipzig,
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      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Tauchnitz ,       1935 .
      Extent: 271p.
      Note/s:
      • Tauchnitz International Editions 5203.
    • Garden City, New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Doubleday ,       1935 .
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      Extent: 312p.
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Pan ,       1948 .
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      Extent: 254p.
      Note/s:
      • Film tie-in edition.
Alternative title: Sarabande - Historisk Roman
Language: Danish
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Related Works

y separately published work icon Saraband for Dead Lovers : The Film and its Production at Ealing Studios London : Convoy Publications , 1948 Z1839460 1948 single work prose A behind-the-scenes look at the production of the 1948 film Saraband for Dead Lovers; contents include a condensed version of the story (pp. 32-63) which was based on the novel, Saraband for Dead Lovers, by Helen Simpson.
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Works about this Work

Australian Literature Society [Meeting Report] F. G. G. Hynes , 1937 single work review
— Appears in: All About Books , 1 December vol. 9 no. 12 1937; (p. 210-211) Report of the Society meeting where the listed books were reviewed. Booth (the Society President) announced a gift from R.A. Crouch for the establishment of a gold medal prize for best literary publication other than a novel.
Australian Literature Society [Meeting Report] F. G. G. Hynes , 1935 single work review column
— Appears in: All About Books , 12 July vol. 7 no. 7 1935; (p. 119)
— Review of Saraband for Dead Lovers Helen Simpson , 1935 single work novel ; Seven Poor Men of Sydney Christina Stead , 1934 single work novel ; Forty-Six : 46 W. S. Howard , 1934 single work novel ; Lest We Lose Our Edens Jean Campbell , 1935 single work novel
New Australian Books Frederick T. Macartney , 1935 single work review
— Appears in: All About Books , 10 May vol. 7 no. 5 1935; (p. 76-77)
— Review of Comrades of the Great Adventure Williams H. R. , 1935 single work autobiography ; Watchdogs of the Deep : Life in a Submarine During the Great War T. M. Jones , 1935 single work autobiography ; Far Caravan E. V. Timms , 1935 single work novel ; Saraband for Dead Lovers Helen Simpson , 1935 single work novel
Love That Lost a Throne Guy Innes , 1935 single work review
— Appears in: The Daily News , 4 April vol. 55 no. 18735 1935; (p. 6)
New Australian Books Frederick T. Macartney , 1935 single work review
— Appears in: All About Books , 10 May vol. 7 no. 5 1935; (p. 76-77)
— Review of Comrades of the Great Adventure Williams H. R. , 1935 single work autobiography ; Watchdogs of the Deep : Life in a Submarine During the Great War T. M. Jones , 1935 single work autobiography ; Far Caravan E. V. Timms , 1935 single work novel ; Saraband for Dead Lovers Helen Simpson , 1935 single work novel
Australian Literature Society [Meeting Report] F. G. G. Hynes , 1935 single work review column
— Appears in: All About Books , 12 July vol. 7 no. 7 1935; (p. 119)
— Review of Saraband for Dead Lovers Helen Simpson , 1935 single work novel ; Seven Poor Men of Sydney Christina Stead , 1934 single work novel ; Forty-Six : 46 W. S. Howard , 1934 single work novel ; Lest We Lose Our Edens Jean Campbell , 1935 single work novel
Australian Literature Society [Meeting Report] F. G. G. Hynes , 1937 single work review
— Appears in: All About Books , 1 December vol. 9 no. 12 1937; (p. 210-211) Report of the Society meeting where the listed books were reviewed. Booth (the Society President) announced a gift from R.A. Crouch for the establishment of a gold medal prize for best literary publication other than a novel.
Love That Lost a Throne Guy Innes , 1935 single work review
— Appears in: The Daily News , 4 April vol. 55 no. 18735 1935; (p. 6)
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  • Europe,
Settings:
  • 1700-1799
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