Uncle Willie and the Bicycle Shop

1948 novel
Uncle Willie and the Bicycle Shop
First edition
AuthorBrock Williams
LanguageEnglish
GenreComedy
PublisherHarrap
Publication date
1948
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

Uncle Willie and the Bicycle Shop is a 1948 comedy novel by the British writer Brock Williams. It is set in the Edwardian era and was partly inspired by his own years growing up. Uncle Willie is the black sheep of the family, and a drunken embarrassment to his respectable relations. However, when he is given a small bicycle shop to manage it surprisingly prospers.

Film adaptation

In 1953 it was made into the British film Isn't Life Wonderful! directed by Harold French and starring Cecil Parker, Eileen Herlie and Donald Wolfit.[1]

References

  1. ^ Goble p.502

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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