The Mad Doctor (novel)

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The Mad Doctor
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Author F. J. Thwaites
LanguageEnglish
PublisherJackson & O'Sullivan
Publication date
1935
Publication placeAustralia

The Mad Doctor is a 1935 novel by Australian author F. J. Thwaites, a melodramatic medical romance set in Africa. [1] [2]

Contents

Thwaites based the novel on a story he heard from an old man while crossing the Atlantic in 1933. However, he changed the tragic ending to a more optimistic one. [3]

The novel was adapted for the radio. [4]

Plot

A Sydney surgeon is sent to jail. When he gets out, finding himself a social outcast, he goes to work in the African jungle. Although he only works among the native Africans, his reputation as a miracle worker in cases of paralysis spreads far and wide.

Adaptation

The novel was adapted for radio in Adelaide in 1936. [5] During the production of this, Thwaites met the actress Jessica Harcourt, who he later married. [6]

The Mad Doctor in Harley Street

The Mad Doctor in Harley Street
Author F. J. Thwaites
LanguageEnglish
Publication date
1938
Publication placeAustralia

The Mad Doctor in Harley Street is a 1938 novel by F. J. Thwaites. A sequel to The Mad Doctor, it describes the doctor's efforts to get his cure recognised by the medical establishment in London. A contemporary review says that the novel "bubbles over with sentimentalism." [7]

The novel was adapted for radio in 1938. [8]

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References

  1. ""THE MAD DOCTOR"". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate . National Library of Australia. 5 December 1935. p. 7. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. "BOOK REVIEWS". The Examiner . Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 21 December 1935. p. 2 Edition: DAILY, Section: SPECIAL SATURDAY SECTION. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  3. "Began to sell". The Canberra Times . National Library of Australia. 19 August 1979. p. 4. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  4. "SWITCHGIRL'S FOLLIES AT 2SM", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 27 (19 (May 8, 1936)), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-712038814, retrieved 9 March 2024 via Trove
  5. "Broadcasting Programmes For Week". The Mail . Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 16 May 1936. p. 12. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. "ACTRESS AND AUTHOR WED QUIETLY". The News . Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 1 March 1938. p. 1. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. "Brief Reviews of New Books". The Courier-Mail . Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 2 July 1938. p. 6. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. "RADIO". The Courier-Mail . Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 8 July 1938. p. 11 Section: Second Section. Retrieved 1 November 2014.