The Cripple in Black

Issued as a Free Supplement to the Australian Women's Weekly in 1938
AuthorE. V. Timms
LanguageEnglish
Publication date
1930
Publication placeAustralia

The Cripple in Black is a 1930 Australian novel by E. V. Timms set in seventeenth century Italy and England.[1][2]

Premise

Kindly Genoese merchant Balsamo becomes the vengeful "cripple in black" when a girl under his protection is abducted by an arrogant English aristocrat.

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald said that "Here and there one might wish for a little more skilful handling, but any shortcomings are amply compensated for by the work at the end. It Is an eminently readable story, with excellent characterisation."[3]

The Argus criticised the conclusion.[4]

Radio version

The novel was adapted for the radio in 1939.[5] It was read out by "Scribe" in fifteen minute episodes.[6]

References

  1. ^ "FICTION OF THE DAY". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 20 June 1930. p. 7. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. ^ ""THE CRIPPLE IN BLACK."". The Sunday Times. Perth: National Library of Australia. 29 June 1930. p. 5 Section: THE MOTORING SECTION. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. ^ "MAXIM GORKI'S NEW WORK". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 27 June 1930. p. 6. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  4. ^ "FICTION OF THE DAY". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 26, 168. Victoria, Australia. 27 June 1930. p. 12. Retrieved 11 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "BROADCASTING STATIONS". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 1 August 1939. p. 8. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  6. ^ "TUESDAY . . . .JULY 25", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 34 (17 (July 19, 1939)), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-725870696, retrieved 11 March 2024 – via Trove


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