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==Life== | ==Life== | ||
Masters was the son of a regular soldier, a [[lieutenant-colonel]] whose family had a long tradition of service in the [[British Indian Army]]. He was educated at [[Wellington College (Berkshire)|Wellington]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]]. On graduating from Sandhurst in 1933, he was seconded to the [[Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry]] (DCLI) for a year before applying to serve with the [[4th Gurkha Rifles|4th Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles]]. He saw service on the [[North-West Frontier (military history)|North-West Frontier]] with the 2nd battalion of the regiment, and was rapidly given a variety of appointments within the battalion and the regimental depot.<ref>Bugles and a Tiger, pp. 3-69</ref> | Masters was the son of a regular soldier, a [[lieutenant-colonel]] whose family had a long tradition of service in the [[British Indian Army]]. He was educated at [[Wellington College (Berkshire)|Wellington]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]]. On graduating from Sandhurst in 1933, he was seconded to the [[Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry]] (DCLI) for a year before applying to serve with the [[4th Gurkha Rifles|4th Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles]]. He saw service on the [[North-West Frontier (military history)|North-West Frontier]] with the 2nd battalion of the regiment, and was rapidly given a variety of appointments within the battalion and the regimental depot.<ref>Bugles and a Tiger, pp. 3-69</ref> | ||
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===Adaptations=== | ===Adaptations=== | ||
The best-known film is probably ''[[Bhowani Junction (film)|Bhowani Junction]]'' (1956), which concerns the [[Partition of India]] and the [[Anglo-Indian]] community. It starred [[Ava Gardner]]. Four of the novels (the 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 6th in the series) were adapted for an 18-part serial in [[BBC Radio 4]]'s Classic Serial slot, being broadcast from October 1984 to January 1985. ''[[The Venus of Konpara]]'' had also been dramatised for BBC Radio in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.suttonelms.org.uk/lost3.html|title=radio plays,DIVERSITY WEBSITE, | The best-known film is probably ''[[Bhowani Junction (film)|Bhowani Junction]]'' (1956), which concerns the [[Partition of India]] and the [[Anglo-Indian]] community. It starred [[Ava Gardner]]. Four of the novels (the 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 6th in the series) were adapted for an 18-part serial in [[BBC Radio 4]]'s Classic Serial slot, being broadcast from October 1984 to January 1985. ''[[The Venus of Konpara]]'' had also been dramatised for BBC Radio in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.suttonelms.org.uk/lost3.html|title=radio plays, DIVERSITY WEBSITE, BBC, radio drama, saturday night theatre - Lost, 1988-1970|website=www.suttonelms.org.uk}}</ref> [[The Deceivers (film)|''The Deceivers'']] was filmed in 1988 and starred [[Pierce Brosnan]].{{fact|date=February 2021}} | ||
===Other themes=== | ===Other themes=== | ||
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* '' The Compleat Indian Angler'' (1938) Country Life, London, with numerous ink drawings and paintings by the author's father. Now available as a reprint edition. | * '' The Compleat Indian Angler'' (1938) Country Life, London, with numerous ink drawings and paintings by the author's father. Now available as a reprint edition. | ||
* {{cite book |title=Bugles and a Tiger|url=https://archive.org/details/BuglesATigerJohnMasters/page/n6/mode/2up}} (1956) | * {{cite book |title=Bugles and a Tiger|year=1954 |url=https://archive.org/details/BuglesATigerJohnMasters/page/n6/mode/2up}} (1956) | ||
* ''The Road Past Mandalay'' (1961) | * ''The Road Past Mandalay'' (1961) | ||
* ''Fourteen Eighteen'' (1965) | * ''Fourteen Eighteen'' (1965) | ||
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[[Category:British emigrants to the United States]] | [[Category:British emigrants to the United States]] | ||
[[Category:People from Santa Fe, New Mexico]] | [[Category:People from Santa Fe, New Mexico]] | ||
[[Category:Writers from Kolkata]] | |||