''Laxdale Hall'' is a 1951 comedy novel by the British writer

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. A community in the West Highlands refuses to pay its taxes unless it receives a new road.

Adaptation

It was adapted into the 1953 film of the same title directed by

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References

Bibliography

* 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. 1951 British novels Novels by Eric Linklater Novels set in Scotland British novels adapted into films Jonathan Cape books British comedy novels {{1950s-comedy-novel-stub