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| Author | Marie Belloc Lowndes |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
Publication date | 1912 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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The Chink in the Armour is a 1912 novel by the British writer Marie Belloc Lowndes.
In 1922, it was made into a British silent film The House of Peril directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Fay Compton. [1]
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