Husky Be My Guide

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Husky Be My Guide
Author F. J. Thwaites
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Publication date
1957
Followed by Press on Regardless  

Husky Be My Guide is a 1957 travel book by F. J. Thwaites. It was the first in a series of travel books written by Thwaites based on his real-life adventures. [1] [2]

Contents

Plot

In 1955, author F. J. Thwaites, his wife Jessica Harcourt and their sons Gary and Roger, drive from London to Sydney via the Middle East. [3] [4] They arrived back in Sydney Australia in January 1956. [5]

The trip was made in a Hillman Husky, hence the title of the book. [6]

Reception

According to one critic, the book was "a departure from Thwaites usual style of novel. At times he appears to lack color in his descriptions. His dialogue often lacks character, but this can be attributed to a desire to retain authenticity, It is only natural in a trip that took months of continuous travelling he would not be able remember or accurately record everything that occurred." [7]

Press on Regardless

Press on Regardless
Author F. J. Thwaites
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Genretravel
Publication date
1960
Preceded byHusky Be My Guide 
Followed by Destination Spain  

Press on Regardless is a travel book by F. J. Thwaites. It was a sequel to Husky Be My Guide which had been successful enough to prompt the Thwaites family to take another long international trip by car. [8]

The second book involved Thwaites, his wife and son Roger (Gary had work commitments), taking a car trip through Canada and South America and then to Europe. [9]

The Thwaites took their car on a ferry from Australia in March 1958 and travelled to Canada. They arrived in Vancouver, drove down to Panama, then up to Texas and back to Canada. They crossed to Ireland and England, then to Scadinavavia. [10] [11] Then then travelled to Spain. By late December 1958 the Thwaites were back in Sydney. [12]

A wqorking title for the book was Your World Through Our Windshield. [13]

Destination Spain

Destination Spain
Author F. J. Thwaites
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarcourt Press
Publication date
1962
Preceded by Press on Regardless  
Followed by Tracks I Knew Not  

Destination Spain is the third travel book by F. J. Thwaites.

It covered the Thwaites family driving in a Hillman Estate car from Newcastle in England through Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Italy, France and Spain. They stay in Spain a number of months. [14]

Tracks I Knew Not

Tracks I Knew Not
Author F. J. Thwaites
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Publication date
1973
Preceded by Destination Spain  

Tracks I Knew Not is a 1973 travel book by F. J. Thwaites. It was the last work of Thwaites' published in his lifetime.

The book covered Thwaites travelling a Holden through twelve countries.

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References

  1. ↑ "FJ Thwaites author of 32 novels". The Sydney Morning Herald. August 15, 1979. p. 8.
  2. ↑ Ron Blaber, 'Thwaites, Frederick Joseph (1908–1979)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/thwaites-frederick-joseph-8810/text15453, published first in hardcopy 1990, accessed online 9 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Began to sell". The Canberra Times . National Library of Australia. 19 August 1979. p. 4. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Novelist and Family Home", The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 July 1955; (p. 14)
  5. ↑ "Social news and gossip". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 January 1956. p. 63.
  6. ↑ "Author drives from the U.K." The Argus . Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 13 July 1955. p. 10. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "From the bookshelf..." The Beverley Times . Western Australia. 24 January 1957. p. 7 (Supplement). Retrieved 9 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Advertising". The Australian Women's Weekly . Vol. 28, no. 27. Australia, Australia. 7 December 1960. p. 67. Retrieved 9 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "Thwaites In U.S. On World Tour". The Canberra Times . National Library of Australia. 21 June 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Thwaites Unthwarted by travel troubles". The Province. 19 April 1958. p. 31.
  11. ↑ "Australian Family Living on Wheels". Santa Barbara News-Press. 25 April 1958. p. 19.
  12. ↑ "Return of the Thwaites trio". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 January 1959. p. 71.
  13. ↑ "Australia's top writer visits here". Arizona Republic. 30 April 1958. p. 14.
  14. ↑ "Advertisement". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 November 1962. p. 15.
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