The Rocks of Valpré is a novel by the British writer Ethel M. Dell

Ethel M. Dell

Ethel May Dell or Ethel Mary Dell was an English writer of popular romance novels.-Overview:Ethel Dell's married name is recorded as Ethel Mary Savage. She was born in Streatham, a suburb of London. Her father was a clerk in the City of London and she had an older sister and brother. Her family...

. It was first published in 1913. It is set in the mid-nineteenth century when an officer wrongly imprisoned on Devil's Island

Devil's Island

Devil's Island is the smallest and northernmost island of the three Îles du Salut located about 6 nautical miles off the coast of French Guiana . It has an area of 14 ha . It was a small part of the notorious French penal colony in French Guiana until 1952...

 escapes and heads to Europe to rescue the love of his life from the villain.

Adaptations

The novel has twice been adapted into a film. A 1919 silent version The Rocks of Valpré

The Rocks of Valpre (1919 film)

The Rocks of Valpre is a 1919 British silent film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Basil Gill, Peggy Carlisle and Cowley Wright. It is an adaptation of the novel The Rocks of Valpré by Ethel M...

was directed by Maurice Elvey

Maurice Elvey

Maurice Elvey was the most prolific film director in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year....

. In 1935 a sound version The Rocks of Valpré was directed by Henry Edwards

Henry Edwards

Henry Edwards may refer to:*Henry W. Edwards , U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and Governor of Connecticut*Sir Henry Edwards, 1st Baronet , British Conservative MP for Halifax, 1847–1852, and Beverley, 1857–1870...

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