The Boy in the Bush

First US edition
(publ. Thomas Seltzer, 1924)

The Boy in the Bush is a novel by D. H. Lawrence set in Western Australia, first published in 1924. It is derived from a story in a manuscript given to Lawrence by Mollie Skinner, entitled The House of Ellis.[1] The title page of the first edition gives "D. H. Lawrence and M. L. Skinner" equal billing as its authors. Lawrence and his wife Frieda stayed with Skinner at her guesthouse in Darlington, Western Australia in 1922.

Australian television production

The Boy in the Bush
Based on	The Boy in the Bush by D.H. Lawrence
Written by	Hugh Whitemore
Directed by	Rob Stewart
Starring	Kenneth Branagh Sigrid Thornton Steve Bisley Jon Blake
Country of origin	Australia United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	2 x 2 hours
Production
Producers	Ian Walker Geoffrey Daniels
Original release
Network	ABC Channel 4
Release	11 March 1984 (1984-03-11)

The Boy in the Bush was made into a television miniseries in 1984, directed by Rob Stewart and starring Kenneth Branagh and Sigrid Thornton.[2]

It was one of five co-productions between the ABC and Portman Productions.[3]

Cast

• Kenneth Branagh as Jack Grant
• Sigrid Thornton as Monica Ellis
• Steve Bisley as Esau
• Jon Blake as Tom Ellis

Standard edition

Lawrence, D. H. (1924). Paul Eggert (ed.). The Boy in the Bush (1990 ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-30704-X.

References

1. "D H Lawrence Letters". Battye Library. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
2. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p179
3. Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 93

External links

• The Boy in the Bush at IMDb
• The Boy in the Bush at middlemiss.org