Ian Hay (1) (1876–1952)
Auteur de Les 39 Marches (The Thirty Nine Steps)
Pour les autres auteurs qui s'appellent Ian Hay, voyez la page de désambigüisation.
Ian Hay (1) a été combiné avec John Hay Beith.
Œuvres de Ian Hay
Les œuvres ont été combinées en John Hay Beith.
Paid With Thanks 4 exemplaires
The Liberry 3 exemplaires
The Midshipmaid 3 exemplaires
One hundred years of Army nursing : the story of the British Army Nursing Services from the time of Florence… 2 exemplaires
Cousin Christopher 2 exemplaires
Little Ladyship, 1 exemplaire
Mr. Faint-Heart: a romantic comedy in three acts 1 exemplaire
David and Destiny 1 exemplaire
The ship of remembrance : Gallipoli--Salonika 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Les œuvres ont été combinées en John Hay Beith.
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Beith, John Hay
- Date de naissance
- 1876-04-17
- Date de décès
- 1952-09-22
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Études
- Fettes College, Edinburgh
University of Cambridge (St. John's College) - Professions
- Schoolmaster
Second Lieutenant, WWI (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) - Prix et distinctions
- Military Cross
Order of the British Empire (Commander)
Membres
Critiques
The 39 Steps par Alfred Hitchcock
2022 movie #202. 1935. A man (Donat) accidentally involves himself with trying to stop spies from stealing gov't secrets. Good suspense with some humor, as when he's fleeing across the Scottish countryside handcuffed to a woman (Carroll). Early Hitchcock.
Far-fetched and with that 1930s sort of unreality that no modern film can get away with, The 39 Steps is enormously enjoyable, especially the scenes where Donat and Carroll are handcuffed together. For all the serious nature of the situation Donat finds himself in--an accused murderer on the run--with its brisk running time of just 87 minutes, it is played almost for laughs. Ashcroft is great as a woman who helps Donat on his journey to find the bad guy.
A novel following the lives of an assorted cast, both civilian and military, during WWI. The tone is positive and light-hearted, avoiding the full horrors of the conflict. Perhaps the most sympathetic character is 'rebellious' Marjorie, a young lady determined to do her bit and more for the war effort. The author identifies two classes as "those who had taken up war work, and the people who were doing it." Marjorie is very much of the latter sort, ready to give he all - a true "willing horse". Hay is capable of a deft turn of phrase and coined coined "funny peculiar or funny ha-ha?", used in his play 'Housemaster'.… (plus d'informations)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 46
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 697
- Popularité
- #36,317
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 9
- ISBN
- 141
- Langues
- 3
