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I have left the plot summary "open" rather than giving the novel's resolution in detail. Does this bug people or should I leave it alone? -- ND 22:44, 30 September 2006 (UTC) reply

I have tried to tighten some of the plot summary with my latest edits; the previous version veered occasionally into interpretation and didn't quite seem to capture certain details as I saw them. MasterOfHisOwnDomain ( talk) 15:59, 9 June 2016 (UTC) reply

"A film version was made by Gainsborough Studios in 1947, directed by Charles Frank and starring Jean Simmons, Katina Paxinou and Derek Bond. The heroine's Christian name was changed from Maud to Carolyn. It was re-titled The Inheritance in the United States, and the incestuous material was excised." -- I haven't seen the film. Er.... what incestuous material? -- ND 21:56, 7 May 2007 (UTC) reply

I HAVE seen the British version of the film but don't remember any incest. But maybe I wasn't paying enough attention... Colin4C 19:31, 28 August 2007 (UTC) reply