The Channings (novel)

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The Channings is an 1862 two-volume novel by the British writer Ellen Wood. [1] A man takes responsibility for a theft he believes his brother has committed. His brother is really innocent of the crime, and the real culprit is later caught.

Adaptation

In 1920 the novel was adapted into a silent film directed by Edwin J. Collins and starring Lionelle Howard and Dick Webb.

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References

  1. Wood, Ellen (1862). The Channings. B. Tauchnitz.