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| Author | Eric Linklater |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
Publication date | 1951 |
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Laxdale Hall is a 1951 comedy novel by the British writer Eric Linklater. [1] A community in the West Highlands refuses to pay its taxes unless it receives a new road.
It was adapted into the 1953 film of the same title directed by John Eldridge and starring Ronald Squire, Kathleen Ryan and Raymond Huntley. [2]
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