M. M. Kaye

Mary Margaret ('Mollie') Kaye (August 21, 1908 - January 29, 2004) was a British writer. Her most famous book was The Far Pavilions (1978).

Works

Autobiography: Share of Summer

• Part 1: The Sun In The Morning 1990
• Part 2: Golden Afternoon 1997
• Part 3: Enchanted Evening 1999

Historical Novels

• The Far Pavilions 1978
• Shadow of the Moon 1957, revised in 1979
• Trade Wind 1963, revised in 1981

Suspense Novels: The Death in... Series

• Death in the Andamans (originally published as Night on the Island) 1960, revised in 1985
• Death in Berlin (originally published as Death Walked in Berlin) 1955, revised in 1985
• Death in Cyprus (originally published as Death Walked in Cyprus) 1956, revised in 1984
• Death in Kashmir (originally published as Death Walked in Kashmir) 1953, revised in 1984
• Death in Kenya (originally published as Later Than You Think 1958 and It's Later Than You Think) 1960, revised in 1983
• Death in Zanzibar (originally published as The House of Shade) 1959, revised in 1983

Other Novels

• Six Bars at Seven 1940 - writing as Mollie Kaye **M M Kaye's first novel!**
• Strange Island 1944 - writing as Mollie Kaye (original version of Night on the Island)
• Wound of Spring 1961, unpublished
• Far Pavilions Picture Book 1979

Children's Stories

• Black Bramble Wood 1938 - writing as Mollie Kaye, illustrated by Margaret Tempest
• Gold Gorse Common 1945 - writing as Mollie Kaye, illustrated by Margaret Tempest
• The Ordinary Princess 1980 - written and illustrated by M M Kaye
• Potter Pinner Meadow 1937 - writing as Mollie Kaye, illustrated by Margaret Tempest
• Thistledown 1981 - written and illustrated by M M Kaye
• Willow Witches Brook 1944 - writing as Mollie Kaye, illustrated by Margaret Tempest

Children's Stories Illustrated (but not written) by M M Kaye

• Adventures in a Caravan by Mrs A C Osborn 1950
• Children of Galilee by Lydia S Eliott 1950
• The Cranstons at Sandly Bay by Phyllis I Norris 1949
• The Story of Saint Francis of Assisi by E W Grierson 1950
• The Two Pins by C B Poultney 1949

Radio Plays

• England Awakes - a one act play, broadcast on All India Radio c. 1940
• A series of playlets based on the war news - broadcast on All India Radio c. 1940

Books Edited or Introduced by M M Kaye

• Complete Verse by Rudyard Kipling 1990
• Costumes and Characters of the British Raj 1982 by Evelyn Battye
• Golden Calm by Emily, Lady Clive Bayley and Sir Thomas Metcalfe 1980
• Making of The Jewel in the Crown 1983 Various contributors including M M Kaye
• Moon of Other Days - Selected Verses by Rudyard Kipling 1988 (including sketches and watercolors by M M Kaye)
• Original Letters from India: 1779-1815 by Eliza Fay 1986
• Picking Up Gold & Silver - Selected Short Stories by Rudyard Kipling 1989
• Simla - The Summer Capital of British India by Raja Bhasin 1992

Television Series

• The Far Pavilions 1984 (Also released in cinemas as Blade of Steel)

:*Transmitted in the UK by Channel 4 on 3 Jan 1984, 8 Oct 1985 and 7 Feb 1988

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:Ben Cross - Ashton 'Ash' Pelham-Martyn

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:Amy Irving - Princess Anjuli

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:Christopher Lee - Kaka-ji Rao

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:Benedict Taylor - Wally

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:Rossano Brazzi - Rana of Bhithor

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:Saeed Jaffrey - Biju Ram

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:Robert Hardy - Commandant

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:Sneh Gupta - Shushila

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:Omar Sharif - Koda Dad

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:John Gielgud - Major Sir Louis Cavagnari

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:Jennifer Kendal - Mrs. Viccary

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:Felicity Dean - Belinda Harlowe

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:Peter Arne - General

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:Adam Bareham - Jenkins

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:Caterina Boratto - Mrs. Chiverton

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• The Ordinary Princess 1984

:*Transmitted in the UK by the BBC as part of its weekly Jackanory series for children

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Musicals

• The Far Pavilions (opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, on 24 Mar 2005)

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:Kabir Bedi - Koda Dad Khan Sahib

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:David Burt - Lieutenant Harkness

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David Burt - Lieutenant

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:Hadley Fraser - Ashton Pelham-Martyn

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:Kulvinder Ghir - Maharana of Bhithor

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:Simon Gleeson - Lt. Walter Hamilton

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:Sophiya Haque - Janoo Rani

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Sophiya Haque - Janoo Rani

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:Gayatri Iyer - Princess Anjuli

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:Fiona Wade - Princess Anjuli

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:Dianne Pilkington - Belinda

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:David Savile - Sir Louis Cavagnari

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