Pageant (novel)

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Pageant
Author G. B. Lancaster
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Genrehistorical novel
PublisherCentury, USA
Publication date
1933
Media typePrint
Pages415
Preceded byThe Savignys 
Followed byThe World is Yours 

Pageant (1933) is a historical novel by Australasian author G. B. Lancaster (pen name for Edith Joan Lyttleton). It won the ALS Gold Medal for Best Novel in 1933.

Contents

Plot summary

The novel follows the fortunes of three Tasmanian families from 1826 to the twentieth century.

Notes

Reviews

On the original publication of the novel a reviewer in Brisbane's The Telegraph placed the book in its literary context by stating: "In this book the influence of Marcus Clarke is apparent, and although the narrative is smoother, it is not less brilliant and fascinating." [1]

In a review of the first 6 winners of the ALS Gold Medal, "J.K.E." in The West Australian noted that "The characterisation is vivid and the writer has the power of making us feel the reality of her people." [2]

By the 1990s, however, the view of the book had changed with The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature stating: "The novel's attempts to present Tasmanian history as a colourful pageant result in woodenness and contrived efforts, although some of the characters have vitality." [3]

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