The Melody Lingers

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The Melody Lingers
Author F. J. Thwaites
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Genremelodrama
PublisherJackson and O'Sullivan
Publication date
1935
Preceded by The Broken Melody  

The Melody Lingers is a 1935 Australian novel by F. J. Thwaites. [1] It is a sequel to the author's debut novel The Broken Melody (1930).

Contents

Plot

Dale Jenkins, heir to a rich property in the Riverina area of New South Wales, tries to become a writer. [2]

Dedication

The book was dedicated to Thwaites' great-grandfather "The King of the Riverina" who establishing Buckingbong Station in 1827. [3]

Publication history

After the novel's initial publication in Australian in 1935 it was reprinted as follows:

Adaptation

The novel was adapted for radio in 1936. [7]

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald said "from a purely literary standpoint, the book scarcely calls for criticism, but for renders of a certain type it will doubtless have its own sentimental appeal." [8]

The Labor Daily said it "must enhance the reputation of the popular author." [9]

The Sydney Mail said "The reader will meet some old friends from The Broken Melody in the new novel, and may very well enjoy this renewal of acquaintanceship. The Melody Lingers is quite up to the standard of this author's earlier novels." [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Melody Lingers by F. J. Thwaites". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Some Leaves from the Latest Books". The Daily News . Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 April 1935. p. 10 Edition: Final Sporting. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Began to sell". The Canberra Times . Vol. 53, no. 16, 035. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 August 1979. p. 4. Retrieved 9 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "The Melody Lingers by F. J. Thwaites (New Century Press, 1935)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Four Thwaites Novels To Be Reprinted". News. Vol. XXIX, no. 4, 399. South Australia. 28 August 1937. p. 5. Retrieved 9 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  6. 1 2 "Austlit — The Melody Lingers by F. W. Thwaites". Austlit. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "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
  8. ↑ "Indian Triology.[sic]". The Sydney Morning Herald . National Library of Australia. 29 March 1935. p. 6. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  9. ↑ ""THE MELODY LINGERS"". The Labor Daily . No. 3542. New South Wales, Australia. 13 April 1935. p. 13. Retrieved 9 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "Truth and Fiction". Sydney Mail . Vol. XLVII, no. 1204. New South Wales, Australia. 24 April 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 9 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
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