A Pin to See the Peepshow
1934 novel by F. Tennyson Jesse
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A Pin to See the Peepshow is a 1934 novel by F. Tennyson Jesse, based on the 1922 Thompson–Bywaters murder case.[3][4][5][6]
First edition (US) | |
| Author | F. Tennyson Jesse |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Clare Francis[1] |
| Language | English |
| Set in | London, 1913–1927 |
| Publisher | Heinemann (UK) Doubleday Doran (US) |
Publication date | September 1934[2] |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print: hardback |
| 823.912 | |
| LC Class | PZ3 .J492 .E57 |
| Preceded by | The Lacquer Lady |
| Followed by | Act of God |
Plot
Julia Almond grows up in suburban poverty in Edwardian London. She longs for a better life but makes an ill-advised marriage during the First World War.
Reception
Sarah Waters has praised A Pin to See the Peepshow, writing "rarely, it seemed to me, had I been plunged by a piece of fiction into an emotional world so vivid, so complete, so convincingly untidy."[7]
Adaptations
A Pin to See the Peepshow was adapted into a play by Jesse and H. M. Harwood in 1951. It was refused a licence by the Lord Chamberlain and so premiered at a private venue in London: the Peter Cotes production was at the New Boltons Theatre Club.[8][9] In 1953 it showed at the Playhouse Theatre, Broadway.[10][11]
In 1973, it was adapted into a four-part TV series by the BBC, written by Elaine Morgan and starring Francesca Annis.[12][13][14]
In 2007, it was made into a short radio drama on BBC Radio 4 by Scott Cherry.[15]
