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It was used as a basis for two films, "The Secret Cave" released in 1953 and a 1985 film "Exploits At West Poley". Plot. Written in the Victorian era, the story is set in the fictional village of West Poley where water from a small river is used to run a watermill, but the miller's apprentice (a child) is badly beaten
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Thomas Hardy, John Lawrence (Illustrator) 3.48. 111 ratings21 reviews. While exploring a cave, two boys divert the course of a stream and set off a strange chain of events. Genres Classics British Literature. 78 pages, Hardcover. First published January 1, 1893. Book details & editions.
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Nov 16, 2010 · Our exploits at West Poley. by. Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928; Lawrence, John, 1933-. Publication date. 1978. Topics. Caves, Children's stories, Fiction in English, 1837-1900 Texts. Publisher. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press.
Brenda Fricker Cast. James Andrew Hall Screenplay. Thomas Hardy Story. Pamela Lonsdale Producer. Keith Wilson Production Design. Reg Samuel Costume Design. Critics reviews. In the late 1800s, two boys decide to divert an underground river and this causes problems for everyone in two villages, who demand the water for themselves.
Exploits at West Poley. 1985. Directed by Diarmuid Lawrence. Somerset 1850. Two boys exploring an underground cave, divert the course of a river and drastically change the lives of the people of two villages. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
It tells the story of how two boys, farmer's son Stephen and his cousin Leonard, discover an underground cave with a fast-flowing stream while out exploring one day. In order to cross the stream, they divert it, only to find that they have diverted West Poley's water supply to the neighbouring village of East Poley.
