Lavender and Old Lace
by Myrtle Reedliterary work· published 1902
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Lavender and Old Lace is an Edwardian romance novel written by Myrtle Reed and published in September 1902. It tells the story of some remarkable women, each of whom has a unique experience with love. The book follows in Reed's long history of inciting laughter and tears in her readers through provocative prose. She was often witty in dialogue and dispensing advice, while gingerly skirting any moral issues.
Adaptations (2)
Lavender and Old Lace has been adapted into 2 films (1944). The most recent is Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).
Arsenic and Old Lace1944 · film · 118 min · dir. Frank Capra · IMDb ↗IMDb7.986%Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar!
Arsenic and Old Lace? · film · 90 min · dir. Robert Scheerer · IMDb ↗IMDb6.9A drama critic learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are homicidal maniacs, and that insanity runs in his family.
