The Light That Failed
by Rudyard Kiplingliterary work· published 1891
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So we settled it all when the storm was done As comf'y as comf'y could be; And I was to wait in the barn, my dears, Because I was only three; And Teddy would run to the rainbow's foot, Because he was five and a man; And that's how it all began, my dears, And that's how it all began. - Big Barn Stories.
Adaptations (3)
The Light That Failed has been adapted into 3 films, from 1916 to 1939.
The Light That Failed1916 · film · dir. Edward José · IMDb ↗After many years, Dick Hedlar, a staff artist, stationed in the Soudan, returns to England to find his pictures have made him famous. He has always cherished memories of his childhood sweetheart, Maizie, and at an exhibition of hi...
The Light That Failed1923 · film · 70 min · dir. George Melford · IMDb ↗About Dick Heldar, an aspiring artist. Although he is devoted to his childhood sweetheart, Maisie Wells, his ambition drives him to faraway places. He meets Torpenhow, a war correspondent, at Port Said, and accompanies him into battle.
