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The Ironmaster (novel)

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The Ironmaster
Jane Hading and Jacques Damala in the stage adaptation
AuthorGeorges Ohnet
LanguageFrench
Publication date
1882
Publication placeFrance
Media typePrint

The Ironmaster (original French: Le Maître de forges) is a French novel by Georges Ohnet,[1] published in 1882.

A melodrama in a bourgeois setting, The Ironmaster was adapted for the theater by Ohnet himself the following year. Premiered at the Théâtre du Gymnase Marie Bell, the play became very popular, with more than 271 performances in a few months.[2][3] An English adaptation by Arthur Wing Pinero was first staged in 1884, and was frequently revived during the following decade.[4]

The story was also adapted for the screen on multiple occasions: in 1912, 1933, 1948, and 1959.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "GRANDEUR ET DÉCADENCE 3/8. Emilio Riva, acier et vices cachés". Courrier international (in French). 2013-07-26. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  2. ^ Pezard, Émilie (2013-05-13). "Le point de vue des vaincus du naturalisme". Acta Fabula (in French). 14 (4). ISSN 2115-8037.
  3. ^ Hammerton, Sir John Alexander (2015-11-05). The Greatest Fiction Volume 6: Forever Books Guide. 谷月社.
  4. ^ Wearing, J. P. (2004) "Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing (1855–1934), playwright", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press. Retrieved 15 November 2019 (subscription or UK public library membership required)
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