Author | Katharine Susannah Prichard |
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Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | Jonathan Cape, England |
Publication date | 1929 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 320 pp |
ISBN | 0-207-12661-5 (1973 Angus and Robertson edition) |
OCLC | 1133739 |
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Originally submitted to The Bulletin novel competition in 1928 under the pseudonym Ashburton Jim, this novel was joint winner. It shared the award with A House is Built by M. Barnard Eldershaw.
It was first serialised in The Bulletin magazine in 15 weekly instalments from 5 September 1928. [1]
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