L.P. Hartley

L.P. Hartley

1895-12-30
76 (1972-12-13)
Whittlesey, United Kingdom

Born Leslie Poles Hartley, but more known just as L. P. Hartley. British writer and short story writer. His best-known novels are the Eustace and Hilda trilogy (1947), The Go-Between (1953) and The Hireling (1957). The first was made into a TV movie in 1977, and the other two were made into cinema films in 1971 and 1973.

Whittlesey, United Kingdom

Born Leslie Poles Hartley, but more known just as L. P. Hartley. British writer and short story writer. His best-known novels are the Eustace and Hilda trilogy (1947), The Go-Between (1953) and The Hireling (1957). The first was made into a TV movie in 1977, and the other two were made into cinema films in 1971 and 1973.

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The Go-Between 1971 (6.793)

British teenager Leo Colston spends a summer in the countryside, where he develops a crush on the beautiful young aristocrat Marian. Eager to impress her, Leo becomes the "go-between" for Marian, delivering secret romantic letters to Ted Burgess, a handsome neighboring farmer.
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The Go-Between 2015 (7)

An elderly man pieces together his childhood memories after finding his diary from 1900, which he wrote when he was 13 years old.
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The Hireling 1973 (5.771)

Based on the novel by L. P. Hartley, The Hireling is a dissection of antiquated but hardly dormant British class distinctions as a lonely socialite and her chauffeur become more than friends.