Solid! Said the Earl

{{short description|1948 novel}}

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| author = John Paddy Carstairs

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| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

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| genre = Comedy

| publisher = Hurst and Blackett

| release_date = 1948

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| media_type = Print

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Solid! Said the Earl is a 1948 comedy novel by the British writer John Paddy Carstairs, best known as a screenwriter and film director. An American serviceman unexpectedly inherits an English title and country estate.