No. 17

1939 edition by Penguin Books
Author	Joseph Jefferson Farjeon
Language	English
Series	Detective Ben
Genre	Thriller
Publisher	Hodder and Stoughton
Publication date	1926
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Followed by	The House Opposite

No. 17 is a 1926 thriller novel by the British writer Joseph Jefferson Farjeon, inspired by his successful play of the same title from the previous year.^[1] Along with the play it provided inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock's 1932 film Number Seventeen.

It is the first of a series of stories featuring the character of Ben, a former merchant sailor now down-on-his-luck, who continually gets involved in adventures.

• Maurice Yacowar. Hitchcock's British Films. Wayne State University Press, 2010.

• No. 17 at the HathiTrust Digital Library
• No. 17 public domain audiobook at LibriVox

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