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Nuns In Jeopardy
''Nuns in Jeopardy'' (1940) is a novel by Australian writer Martin Boyd. Plot summary A ship founders in a storm at sea and a number of survivors, including a group of Anglo-Catholic nuns, find themselves washed up on an almost deserted island. The only thing they find on the island is an empty well-stocked bungalow. Reviews A reviewer in ''The Telegraph'' (Brisbane) found fault with some aspects of the novel but admired the craft of the author. "To put a number of women, removed A from the protection of their ecclesiastical surroundings into circumstances where even the ordinary conventions are lowered, and where temptation is deliberately placed before some of them, is not a subject worthy of any writer's steel. If the conventions are to be attacked it should be on an open ground where the contest is fair. Mr. Boyd is better employed in his character drawing, though the devices he has employed in the book make his pictures sometimes sound artificial if not fantastic. But the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Boyd
Martin à Beckett Boyd (10 June 1893 – 3 June 1972) was an Australian writer born into the à Beckett–Boyd family, a family synonymous with the establishment, the judiciary, publishing and literature, and the visual arts since the early 19th century in Australia. Boyd was a novelist, memoirist and poet who spent most of his life after World War I in Europe, primarily Britain. His work drew heavily on his own life and family, with his novels frequently exploring the experiences of the English Australian, Anglo-Australian upper and middle classes. His writing was also deeply influenced by his experience of serving in World War One. Boyd's siblings included the potter Merric Boyd (1888–1959), painters Penleigh Boyd (1890–1923) and Helen à Beckett Read, née Boyd (1903–1999). He was intensely involved in family life and took a keen interest in the development of his nephews and nieces and their families, including potter Lucy Beck (1916-2009), painter Arthur Boyd (1920– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples that Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, migrated to Britain after its End of Roman rule in Britain, Roman occupiers left. English is the list of languages by total number of speakers, most spoken language in the world, primarily due to the global influences of the former British Empire (succeeded by the Commonwealth of Nations) and the United States. English is the list of languages by number of native speakers, third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish language, Spanish; it is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native speakers. English is either the official language or one of the official languages in list of countries and territories where English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardback
A hardcover, hard cover, or hardback (also known as hardbound, and sometimes as casebound (At p. 247.)) book is one bound with rigid protective covers (typically of binder's board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occasionally leather). It has a flexible, sewn spine which allows the book to lie flat on a surface when opened. Modern hardcovers may have the pages glued onto the spine in much the same way as paperbacks. Following the ISBN sequence numbers, books of this type may be identified by the abbreviation Hbk. Overview Hardcover books are often printed on acid-free paper, and they are much more durable than paperbacks, which have flexible, easily damaged paper covers. Hardcover books are marginally more costly to manufacture. Hardcovers are frequently protected by artistic dust jackets, but a "jacketless" alternative has increased in popularity: these "paper-over-board" or "jacketless" hardcover bindings forgo the dust jacket in fav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paperback
A paperback (softcover, softback) book is one with a thick paper or paperboard cover, also known as wrappers, and often held together with adhesive, glue rather than stitch (textile arts), stitches or Staple (fastener), staples. In contrast, hardcover, hardback (hardcover) books are bound with cardboard covered with cloth, leather, paper, or plastic. Inexpensive books bound in paper have existed since at least the 19th century in such forms as pamphlets, yellow-backs, yellowbacks and dime novels. Modern paperbacks can be differentiated from one another by size. In the United States, there are "mass-market paperbacks" and larger, more durable "trade paperbacks". In the United Kingdom, there are A-format, B-format, and the largest C-format sizes. Paperback editions of books are issued when a publisher decides to release a book in a low-cost format. Lower-quality paper, glued (rather than stapled or sewn) bindings, and the lack of a hard cover may contribute to the lower cost of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Of The Party
''Night of the Party'' (1938) is a novel by Australian author Martin Boyd Martin à Beckett Boyd (10 June 1893 – 3 June 1972) was an Australian writer born into the à Beckett–Boyd family, a family synonymous with the establishment, the judiciary, publishing and literature, and the visual arts since the early 19th .... Plot outline The novel tells the story of painter Gavin Leigh's marriage to Ella Barnes. Starting in the present day (when the novel was written), a chance remark by one of the couple's children takes Ella back to the time when the two met in Cornwall while on holiday. Gavin married for convenience while Ella married for control and now she finds herself with a romantic rival from the initial encounter. Critical reception A reviewer in ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' called it "A Modern Comedy" and went on: "Martin Boyd has already proved himself a clever and amusing novelist. He has a flair for dialogue, and his manner of using it suggests he has given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucinda Brayford
''Lucinda Brayford'' (1946) is a novel by Australian author Martin Boyd. Plot summary This is the story of a beautiful woman set mainly in Melbourne, Victoria and England, from the early 1900s to the Second World War. Lucinda Vane is born into a wealthy Melbourne family. Nellie Melba appears in the novel, singing at a garden party thrown by Lucinda's mother, and is described as having the "loveliest voice in the world". Lucinda spurns the love of a distinguished family friend, Tony Duff, to marry the dashing aide-de-camp to the Governor, Hugo Brayford. Lucinda's life of ease is replaced by hardship when Hugo takes her to England just before the First World War. She then realises that her husband has married her for her money, and he has a mistress. Adaptations This novel was adapted for a television mini-series in 1980, produced by Oscar Whitbread and directed by John Gauci, from a screenplay by Cliff Green, featuring Wendy Hughes as Lucinda, and Sam Neill as Tony Duff.E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 In Australian Literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1940. Events * Meanjin magazine publishes its first issue in Brisbane. Novels * E. C. Allen – ''Old Eugowra'' * Martin Boyd – ''Nuns in Jeopardy'' * Roy Connolly – ''Southern Saga'' * Dulcie Deamer – ''Holiday'' * Arthur Gask ** ''The House on the Fens'' ** ''The Tragedy of the Silver Moon'' * Michael Innes ** '' The Secret Vanguard'' ** '' There Came Both Mist and Snow'' * Josephine Knowles – ''Leaves in the Wind'' * Will Lawson – ''Red Morgan Rides'' * Eric Lowe – ''Framed in Hardwood'' * Nevil Shute ** '' Landfall: A Channel Story'' ** '' An Old Captivity'' * Helen Simpson – ''Maid No More'' * Christina Stead – '' The Man Who Loved Children'' * F. J. Thwaites – '' Whispers in Tahiti'' * Arthur Upfield – '' Bushranger of the Skies'' * Rix Weaver – ''Behold New Holland'' Short stories * Gavin Casey – "The Day at the Brown Lakes" * Frank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 Australian Novels
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar became a Roman Consul. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 days. * First year of the ''Xingping'' era during the Han Dynasty in Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
