Gone to Earth is a 1917 romance novel by the British writer Mary Webb. It was her second novel following her debut The Golden Arrow the previous year. It received positive reviews and Rebecca West described it as her book of the year. It is set in Shropshire around Long Mynd and Wenlock Edge. In 1935 it was one of the first batch of Penguin Books published.
Adaptations (1)
Gone to Earth was adapted into a 1950 film.
Gone to Earth1950 · film · 82 min · dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Rouben Mamoulian · IMDb ↗IMDb6.960MetacriticHazel Woods, a beautiful and young Welsh girl, lives a wild, rustic life and loves animals — in particular, her pet fox. She is hotly desired by Jack Reddin, a fox hunting squire who vies for her affection and pursues her, despite the purer amorous intentions of the local pastor.
