The Golden Pebble
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| Author | Margot Bennett |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Published | 1948 |
| Publisher | Nicholson & Watson |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 237 |
| Preceded by | Away went the Little Fish |
| Followed by | The Widow of Bath |
The Golden Pebble is a thriller by the Scottish author Margot Bennett, published in 1948.
Plot
[edit]Mark Rector is an entomologist who specializes in weevils. His sedate and dull life is unexpectedly disrupted when he travels to a remote village in Cornwall from where his uncle once mysteriously received a piece of gold.[1]
Reviews
[edit]The Times Literary Supplement included the book in their issue of 6 December 1947, writing Mrs Bennett's first non detective novel deals with a gold rush in Cornwall- and human nature in the raw.[2]
Notes
[edit]- The book originally cost eight shillings and sixpence.
- The book, like most of Bennett's other works, is no longer in print.
- This was the last instance that Bennett's work was published by Nicholson & Watson. Most of her other works were published by Eyre and Spottiswoode.
References
[edit]- ^ Bennett, M. The Golden Pebble. 1948
- ^ "New Fiction" (PDF). The Times Literary Supplement. 6 December 1947. p. 632. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
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