Doctor in the House (novel)

Doctor in the House (novel)

First edition
Author Richard Gordon
Language English
Publisher Michael Joseph
Publication date
1952
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 190
Preceded by -
Followed by Doctor at Sea

Doctor in the House is a comic novel by Richard Gordon, published in 1952. Set in the fictitious St. Swithin's Hospital in London, the story concerns the exploits and various pranks of a young medical student. In film adaptations, the character is named Simon Sparrow, but in the novel names him Richard Gordon[1] It is the first of a series of 'Doctor' novels written by Gordon, himself a surgeon and anaesthetist.

A film adaptation, Doctor in the House, was released in 1954, starring Dirk Bogarde; several of the subsequent books were also filmed. There were a number of TV series very loosely based on the books, and a 13 part radio series in 1968 starring Richard Briers as Sparrow.

References

  1. p. 15, 31st impression, October 1956, pub. Michael Joseph Ltd, London


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