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Bella Donna (novel)

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Bella Donna
AuthorRobert Hichens
LanguageEnglish
GenreDrama
Publication date
1909
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

Bella Donna is a 1909 British romance novel by the British writer Robert Hichens.[1]

Summary

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A flighty young Englishwoman marries an Egyptologist. Once on the archaeological site she falls for a suave Egyptian, and plots to do away with her husband.

Reception

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It was listed among the top six bestselling books in the United States in the December 1909 (ranked sixth) and January 1910 (ranked second) issues of The Bookman.[2][3]

Adaptations

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It has been made into films on four occasions:

References

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  1. ^ Kotowski p.55
  2. ^ Best Selling Books, The Bookman, December 1909, p. 434
  3. ^ Best Selling Books, The Bookman, January 1910, p. 546

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Kotowski, Mariusz. Pola Negri: Hollywood's First Femme Fatale. University Press of Kentucky, 2014.