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Laxdale Hall (novel)

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Laxdale Hall
First edition
AuthorEric Linklater
LanguageEnglish
GenreComedy
PublisherJonathan Cape
Publication date
1951
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
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.

Adaptation

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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]

References

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

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Hart, Francis Russell. The Scottish Novel: From Smollett to Spark. Harvard University Press, 1978.