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'"Civilization is mad and getting madder every day".
'So says Shannon Hicks in Kylie Tennant's marvellous, harsh, satiric 1943 novel. Arriving in Sydney just before WWII, Shannon, a dreamer and idealist takes on the world of politics, business, religion and men.
'The consequences are challenging and unpredictable.'
Source: Publisher's Blurb (A&R Classics).
Adaptations
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form
y
Ride on Stranger
ABC Television
(publisher),
( dir. Carl Schultz
)
Sydney
:
Australian Broadcasting Commission
,
1979
Z1489583
1979
series - publisher
film/TV
Set in the 1930s, Ride on Stranger focuses on the life of country girl Shannon Jones. After working for her aunt as a maid, Shannon moves to Sydney, where she becomes involved with a religious sect.
For a detailed, episode-by-episode synopsis, see Film Details.
Notes
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Epigraph: passage from Discourses of Epictetus, Book I, Chapter II.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille, sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Book Club Report
2020
single work
column
— Appears in: Jessie Street National Women's Library Newsletter , February vol. 31 no. 1 2020; -
Armed with Fruit-Knives : Transgression in Australian Women's Modernist Still-Lifes
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Magnificent Obsessions : Honouring the Lives of Hazel Rowley 2013; (p. 202-218) -
John Thompson, the Poet as Broadcaster
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 11 no. 2 2011; 'John Thompson (1907-1968) was once an influential figure in Australian literature, not only as a poet but also as a broadcaster and editor, but is now generally overlooked if not forgotten. This essay re-evaluates Thompson's career along with his poetry through his experience as a radio producer, examining his changing sense of the radiophonic possibilities of verse. It pays particular attention to the ABC's flagship poetry programme, Quality Street, which Thompson created and which lasted a remarkable twenty-seven years (1946-1973). Given that there have been conflicts from the ABC's inception between its twin roles as public educator and publicly-funded entertainer, the longevity of Quality Street suggests that Thompson managed to strike a workable balance within the broad spectrum of the 'middlebrow', which is a key term throughout. The essay concludes by considering the wider implications of this.' (Author's abstract)
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The Defence of Dhakiyarr Wirrpanda
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Radical Sydney : Places, Portraits and Unruly Episodes 2010; (p. 204-209) -
Spotlight Shines on Rebel with Causes
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 June 2006; (p. 13)
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Classic Tales of Discovery
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 July 1990; (p. rev 7)
— Review of My Brother Jack : A Novel 1964 single work novel ; Coonardoo : The Well in the Shadow 1928 single work novel ; For Love Alone 1944 single work novel ; Ride on Stranger 1943 single work novel -
The Need to Admit Truth in the Quest for Self
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 July 1990; (p. 18)
— Review of My Brother Jack : A Novel 1964 single work novel ; Coonardoo : The Well in the Shadow 1928 single work novel ; For Love Alone 1944 single work novel ; The House in the Rainforest 1990 single work novel ; Ride on Stranger 1943 single work novel ; Walk to the Paradise Gardens 1960 single work novel -
Untitled
1943
single work
review
— Appears in: The New Yorker , 28 August 1943; (p. 66)
— Review of Ride on Stranger 1943 single work novel -
Untitled
1943
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 20 March 1943; (p. 137)
— Review of Ride on Stranger 1943 single work novel -
Untitled
1943
single work
review
— Appears in: Literary Journal , July 1943; (p. 573)
— Review of Ride on Stranger 1943 single work novel -
Spotlight Shines on Rebel with Causes
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 June 2006; (p. 13) -
The Defence of Dhakiyarr Wirrpanda
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Radical Sydney : Places, Portraits and Unruly Episodes 2010; (p. 204-209) -
John Thompson, the Poet as Broadcaster
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 11 no. 2 2011; 'John Thompson (1907-1968) was once an influential figure in Australian literature, not only as a poet but also as a broadcaster and editor, but is now generally overlooked if not forgotten. This essay re-evaluates Thompson's career along with his poetry through his experience as a radio producer, examining his changing sense of the radiophonic possibilities of verse. It pays particular attention to the ABC's flagship poetry programme, Quality Street, which Thompson created and which lasted a remarkable twenty-seven years (1946-1973). Given that there have been conflicts from the ABC's inception between its twin roles as public educator and publicly-funded entertainer, the longevity of Quality Street suggests that Thompson managed to strike a workable balance within the broad spectrum of the 'middlebrow', which is a key term throughout. The essay concludes by considering the wider implications of this.' (Author's abstract)
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Changing Places: Working-Class Women in the Fiction of the Depression
1986
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , December vol. 31 no. 4 1986; (p. 41-51) -
Open the Window - Let in the Light : An Appreciation of Kylie Tennant
1988
single work
biography
criticism
— Appears in: The Book Magazine , Winter vol. 2 no. 1 1988; (p. 17-18)
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Settings:
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- Urban,
- 1930s
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