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
All the Brothers Were Valiant (novel) and the first U.K edition by Mills & Boon (London, 1920). (plain text) All the Brothers Were Valiant (novel) All the Brothers Were Valiant is a 1919 novel by Ben Ames Williams. It was Williams' first novel. It has been adapted to film three times, all by MGM: "All the Brothers Were Valiant" (1923), "Across to Singapore" (1928) and "All the Brothers Were Valiant" (1953). Bem Ames Williams (1889-1953), was the author of over 30 novels in different genres and fields. He reached the height of his career when three of his novels were adapted to the big screen: Subsequent