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1953 novel

The House of Gair
First edition
AuthorEric Linklater
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller
PublisherJonathan Cape
Publication date1953
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

The House of Gairis a 1953 thriller novel by the British writer Eric Linklater. During a storm a young writer stops at a lonely house in the Scottish Highlands and encounters its strange owner.

The following year it was adapted as an episode of the American TV series Studio One featuring Basil Rathbone, Cora Witherspoon and Hurd Hatfield.

References

  1. Hart p.262

Bibliography

  • Hart, Francis Russell. The Scottish Novel: From Smollett to Spark. Harvard University Press, 1978.


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