Three Came Home (book)

Three Came Home
First edition
AuthorAgnes Newton Keith
IllustratorDon Johnston
LanguageEnglish
GenreMemoir
Set inBorneo
Published1947
PublisherBoston : Little, Brown and Co.
Publication placeUnited States
OCLC394895
Preceded byLand Below the Wind 
Followed byWhite Man Returns 

Three Came Home is a 1947 memoir written by Agnes Newton Keith, based on her experiences during the Japanese invasion of North Borneo. A film based on it was released in 1950 and featured Claudette Colbert in the lead role.[1] Initially, Olivia de Havilland was chosen for the role.[2] Originally published in the US in March 1947 by Boston publisher Little, Brown and Co. and in the UK in 1948 by London publisher Michael Joseph, it was republished by Eland in 1985, and Eland released a new edition in 2002.[3]

  1. ^ Corby, Jane (21 February 1950). "Screenings". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. p. 6. Retrieved 12 April 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Hopper, Hedda (30 October 1948). "Three Came Home is Next Olivia de Havilland film". The Evening News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. p. 4. Retrieved 12 April 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Three Came Home". Eland Books. Retrieved 14 September 2016.