The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne (novel)
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne is a 1905 British novel written by William John Locke. Along with his next book, The Beloved Vagabond, it was a major success.[1]
Plot summary
A middle aged schoolmaster unexpectedly inherits money and a title. Walking through a park he finds a young girl weeping - she's a harem girl who has been abandoned by her would-be lover after escaping from Syria. Not knowing what else to do, Sir Marcus brings her to his home.
Adaptations
In 1907, the novel was adapted by Locke into a play. In 1915, the first silent version was made with Marie Doro who starred in the 1907 play. In 1921, a silent film adaptation was made. In 1935, Miles Mander directed The Morals of Marcus, with Ian Hunter in the title role.
gollark: I suppose I could use my authority under rule 7 to rule accusations of nazi dogwhistles as rule 2 violations.
gollark: Can we ban accusations of Nazi dogwhistles?
gollark: ...
gollark: You can also just insist that if we rearranged society everyone would be nice and wonderful, I guess.
gollark: If you want to help people, then, well, you're in a reasonably rich country with the weight of a giant productive economic engine behind you, you can get money and buy malaria nets for Africans or something, which is apparently high impact per $.
References
- Elwin p.324
Bibliography
- Elwin, Malcolm. Old Gods Falling. Collins, 1939.
- Munden, Kenneth White. American Film Institute Catalog: Feature Films 1921-1930. University of California Press, 1971.
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