YEATS-BROWN, Francis

[299] pp.

The Viking Press

1930

Third Printing

8 1/2″ x 6″

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer is a 1930 autobiography of British cavalry officer Francis Yeats-Brown published by The Viking Press. The autobiography’s release was met with highly positive reviews and Yeats-Brown was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize of 1930.

In 1935, the book was made into a Hollywood blockbuster by the same name starring Gary Cooper, Franchot Tone, Richard Cromwell. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Picture. The film does not follow the plot of the book