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| Author | Howard Clewes |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Publisher | The Bodley Head |
Publication date | 1949 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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Green Grow the Rushes is a 1949 comedy novel by the British writer Howard Clewes. The title refers to the traditional folk song "Green Grow the Rushes, O". It revolves around a group of officials from a Whitehall government department who travel to the Kent coast for an investigation, only to find themselves encountering a community entirely committed to smuggling.
It was adapted into a 1951 British film of the same title directed by Derek N. Twist and starring Roger Livesey, Honor Blackman and Richard Burton. [1]
