The Picnic (novel)

The Picnic
AuthorMartin Boyd
LanguageEnglish
GenreLiterary fiction
PublisherJ. M. Dent, London
Publication date
1937
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint
Pages314 pp
Preceded byThe Painted Princess 
Followed byNight of the Party 

The Picnic (1937) is a novel by Australian author Martin Boyd.[1]

Plot outline

Australian Matty Westlake is descended from an old English family and when her husband dies she is determined to take her sons, Christopher and Wilfred, back to England to introduce them to their forebears. The English side of the family is completely ignorant of Australian ways and the Australians also find themselves at odds with the English.

Critical reception

A reviewer in The Weekly Times found the novel "humorous" and went on: "Here we have a fine book from the pen of an Australian born author. Mr Boyd is a really witty writer. His dialogue is clever and entertaining. He has a gift for characterisation and he can evoke an atmosphere."[2]

In The Australian Women's Weekly the reviewer appears unaware that Boyd is even Australian, but praises him nevertheless: "Mr. Boyd writes with fluency and a sure touch. He has an excellent sense of characterisation, and both his Australian and his English readers should be interested in his conclusions, even if they do not always agree with some of his basic ideas."[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Austlit - The Picnic by Martin Boyd
  2. ^ "Humorous Novel by Australian Author", The Weekly Times, 7 August 1937, p45
  3. ^ "English Author Deals Fairly with Australians" by S.H., The Australian Women's Weekly, 1 May 1937, p20

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