The Scarlet Frontier

The Scarlet Frontier
First edition
AuthorE. V. Timms
LanguageEnglish
SeriesGreat South Land Saga
PublisherAngus and Robertson
Publication date
1953
Publication placeAustralia
Preceded byThe Challenge 
Followed byThe Fury 

The Scarlet Frontier is a 1953 Australian novel by E. V. Timms. It was the sixth in his Great South Land Saga of novels.[1]

It was set in Southern Queensland and concerns three sisters.[2]

Reception

The Argus said "The romance (some of It seamy), mystery, drama, suspense, is there. There are three sisters behaving in a most unsisteriy way and having a good-and honest tooth-and-nail fight over a couple of rugged early Australians. It is entertaining reading."[3]

The Newcastle Herald said "The measure of one's liking for this book must'be how much one can come to care for the Leighton sisters and their associates. This reviewer, for instance, nourished a forlorn hope against all acluarial probability that success might crown the efforts of the aborigines who attempt to liquidate the homestead and all its occupants in the closing stage of the book."[4]

The Canberra Times said "The story is a promising one, and its.telling"shows a pleasant prose coupled with a firm grasp of Australian society in the period covered."[5][6]

Radio Version

The novel was adapted for Australian radio in 1953. Episodes were read out by Lyndall Barbour.[7]

References

  1. ^ "BOOK REVIEW". The Evening Advocate. Queensland, Australia. 24 November 1953. p. 2. Retrieved 12 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "BOOKS". The Catholic Weekly. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 11 March 1954. p. 15. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. ^ "NOVELS". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 33, 465. Victoria, Australia. 5 December 1953. p. 14. Retrieved 12 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Pilgrimage Half Completed". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. No. 24, 082. New South Wales, Australia. 12 December 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 12 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "A Romance In Old Queensland". The Canberra Times. Vol. 28, no. 8, 203. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 December 1953. p. 4. Retrieved 12 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "A ROMANCE IN OLD QUEENSLAND". The Age. No. 30, 770. Victoria, Australia. 12 December 1953. p. 14. Retrieved 12 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "New E. V. Timms Morning Serial", ABC Weekly, 15 (46 (14 November 1953)), Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1549836984, retrieved 12 March 2024 – via Trove


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