Forever to Remain
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Author | E. V. Timms |
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Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Series | Great South Land Saga |
Genre | historical |
Publisher | Angus & Robertson |
Publication date | 1948 |
Pages | 304 |
Followed by | The Pathway of the Sun |
Forever to Remain is a 1948 novel by E. V. Timms, the first in his Great South Land Saga series of novels. He wrote it intending to be the first in a 12-part series of novels. It is set in West Australia, where Timms had spent some of his childhood.[1][2]
The initial print run was 20,000 copies, which was considered "colossal" in Australian publishing at the time.[3]
It was published in Britain as The Violent Years.
Plot[]
In 1831, a ship London Lass sails from London to Swan River settlement in Western Australia.
Adaptations[]
Timms adapted the novel for radio in 1952.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ "NOVEL IS BASED ON EARLY PERTH". The Daily News (HOME ed.). Perth. 12 February 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 17 October 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "FROM THE BOOKSHELF". Western Mail. Perth. 6 May 1948. p. 14. Retrieved 17 October 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Australian Pianist Was "Arrested As Vagrant"". The Sunday Times. Perth. 1 February 1948. p. 10 Section: Sporting Section. Retrieved 17 October 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NEW SERIAL". The Northern Standard. Darwin, NT. 16 May 1952. p. 6. Retrieved 17 October 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "John Quinn's RADIO ROUND UP". The Mail. Adelaide. 24 May 1952. p. 24. Retrieved 17 October 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1948 Australian novels
- Novels set in Western Australia
- Angus & Robertson books