The Chink in the Armour

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The Chink in the Armour
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Author Marie Belloc Lowndes
Country United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreDrama
Publication date
1912
Media typePrint

The Chink in the Armour is a 1912 novel by the British writer Marie Belloc Lowndes.

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Film adaptation

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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References

  1. Goble p.294

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