Fettered by Fate

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Fettered by Fate
Author Arthur Wright
Illustrator Percy Lindsay
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Series Bookstall series
PublisherNSW Bookstall Company
Publication date
1921
Pages187

Fettered by Fate is a mystery novel by Australian sporting novelist Arthur Wright, a murder story with a horse-racing backdrop, published in 1921. [1]

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Reception

According to The Queenslander "it is one of the best of Arthur Wright's books, and though Mr. Wright runs dangerously close to an anachronism in associating a survivor of a bushranging gang with modern motor cars that will not concern the reader who is looking for excitement." [2] Another reviewer said "in its 22 chapters there is not a dull moment for the story moves rapidly and each page is crowned with incident." [3]

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References

  1. ""FETTERED BY FATE."". The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate . Parramatta, NSW. 27 July 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 30 September 2014 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "AN AUSTRALIAN STORY". The Queenslander . 27 August 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 3 October 2014 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "New Books". The Northern Territory Times and Gazette . 20 September 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 3 October 2014 via National Library of Australia.