6/21/2023 0 Comments The bad seed 1954Modern readers might be surprised to find the book is both deadly serious and fairly cumbersome in its storytelling. In light of the popularity of the 1956 film version (itself an adaptation of Maxwell Anderson’s hit Broadway play) it has acquired something of a camp reputation. The Bad Seed is March’s best-known novel, published just weeks before his death in 1954. This month, the September selection, William March’s The Bad Seed. As all of the four selected titles have filmed adaptations, we will be looking at the movie versions as we go along. ( Click here for information on the 2015 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature.
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