The Siege of Trencher's Farm complex examination of modern-day masculinity and liberal values." "Slant Magazine" found that "Much of the novel's prose reads like a screenplay, with tedious descriptions of props, settings, and physical actions ... tension only really matters if you identify with the characters and care about their predicament, which I found too implausible, fantastic, and crudely sketched to do so." Legal scholar Melanie Williams wrote of how the 1971 film had coloured reception of the book: "The book is now republished by Bloomsbury (2003), with the title "Straw Dogs". This seems particularly sad given that past critical commentary on the book has
The Christian (1914 film) West 42nd Street, for the purpose of exclusively showing their own films, opening with "The Christian". A new edition of it was made in 1917 by the Greater Vitagraph (V-L-S-E, Incorporated). The Christian (1914 film) The Christian (1914) is a silent film drama, directed by Frederick A. Thomson, and starring Earle Williams and Edith Storey. The film is based on the novel "The Christian" by Hall Caine, published in 1897, the first British novel to reach the record of one million copies sold. The novel was adapted for the stage, opening on Broadway at the Knickerbocker Theatre 10 October 1898.