Laxdale Hall (novel)

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Laxdale Hall
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First edition
Author Eric Linklater
Country United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreComedy
Publisher Jonathan Cape
Publication date
1951
Media typePrint

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.

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Adaptation

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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References

  1. Hart p.261
  2. Goble p.287

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