The film stars Jacqueline Logan, Percy Marmont, David Torrence, Sigrid Holmquist, Mabel Van Buren, Luke Cosgrave, and Peggy Schaffer. McGrew Willis based on the 1891 novelette of the same name by Rudyard Kipling. It is a tale of of a man who loves his work, friends and boats and starts in Dick’s childhood, then takes you through his life – the war in Sudan, friends abroad, life in England, his love for Maisie, the obstacles those closest to him meet when a very independent man fights becoming dependant and finally the life changes Dick faces as his eyes fail him.(summary by Magdalena)įor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit . The Light That Failed is a 1923 American silent drama film that was directed by George Melford and written by Jack Cunningham and F. It was made into a 1916 film with Jose Collins and a 1939 film by Paramount starring Ronald Colman. Most of the novel is set in London, but many important events throughout the story occur in Sudan and Port Said. Most of it is set in London, but many important events throughout the story occur in Sudan or India. The Light That Failed is a novel by the Nobel Prize-winning English author Rudyard Kipling that was first published in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine dated January 1891. The novel, first published in 1890, follows the life of Dick Heldar, a painter.

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