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'This work, which she sub-titles 'a light novel' is an English mystery story, revolving round a theft of jewels and a murder at 'Tattingwood Hall.' It is something more than a mystery story, however, and might be as aptly described as a highly amusing and clever satire on certain aspects of modern English and American social life, in which a wealthy film artist with an avid love of publicity and an amateur aviator's craze of flying stunts are satirised with rare subtlety. The part which a monkey plays in the story gives it a bizarre flavour and heightens the entertainment of the author's spicy narrative.'
Source:
'Recent Fiction', The West Australian, 10 June 1933, p.4.
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Some editions published without the subtitle.
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Available as sound recording.
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Collecting the Criminal : Murder and Mayhem in Cultural Institutions
2018
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Journal of Popular Culture , 1 March vol. 7 no. 1 2018; (p. 41-58) -
‘There’s a Dead Body in My Library’ : Crime Fiction Texts and the History of Libraries
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Australian Library Journal , vol. 64 no. 4 2015; (p. 288-300) 'Since the publication of Australia’s first crime novel in 1830, Australians have read crime fiction for entertainment, for the reassurance that wrongdoers will be punished, and to test their deductive skills against those of their favourite sleuth. The novels, short stories and plays within the crime fiction genre that have been produced in Australia between colonial times and the present day also offer opportunities to investigate a particular place or a particular time. Indeed, many crime fiction writers have mastered the art of recreating settings in both rural and metropolitan landscapes. The details provided within these works ultimately reveal a culprit (usually a murderer), yet they also outline the availability of certain products, bus and train timetables, the floor plans of local hotels or world-famous buildings and numerous other particulars, thus providing a rich, if surprising, source of material for the merely curious and the professional researcher. Crime fiction stories set within libraries present a history of the information services profession. This paper demonstrates how crime fiction can provide an important supplement to more traditional historical sources, with a focus on how the genre has documented some of the major changes within libraries over the last 75 years, since 1939.' (Publication abstract) -
Gendering the Genre : Three Australian Women Writers and their Debut Crime Fiction Novels
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Journal of Popular Culture , March vol. 3 no. 1 2014; (p. 57-71) 'The creators and consumers of crime fiction have changed dramatically since the genre, established in ancient times to define legal and moral codes and indicate the consequences for breaking those codes, first started to gain widespread popularity as a form of entertainment in the eighteenth century. One of the most significant of these changes can be seen in the slow but steady rise of the female as consumer, creator and character. There are many ways to explore some of the gendered changes within the crime fiction genre, one of which is to examine novels written by women who have chosen female protagonists to tell their stories. Ostensibly quite different texts, Miles Franklin’s Bring the Monkey (1933), June Wright’s Murder in the Telephone Exchange (1948) and Elizabeth Antill’s Death on the Barrier Reef (1952) are three debut crime novels that share some striking similarities. In addition to all three novels featuring female first-person narrators, these stories also tell tales of very violent crimes and contribute to documenting some of the shifts in views on gender, female friendship, marriage and class within what has become the world’s most popular genre.' (Publication abstract) -
Stella Miles Franklin (1879-1954) and Rose Scott (1847-1925) : Visionaries Who Demanded Change to the Role of Women
2002
single work
biography
— Appears in: Great Australian Women : Volume 2 - From Pioneering Days to the Present 2002; (p. 100-174) -
Miles Franklin's Bring the Monkey
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Clues : A Journal of Detection , vol. 15 no. 2 1994; (p. 15-37)
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A Reader's Notebook: New Australian Work
1933
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 15 May vol. 5 no. 5 1933; (p. 69-70)
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A Reader's Notebook
1933
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 10 June vol. 5 no. 6 1933; (p. 87)
— Review of Bring the Monkey : A Light Novel 1933 single work novel ; Quartette 1932 single work novel ; A Leaf of Laurel : A Novel 1933 single work novel ; Among the Reeds 1933 single work novel ; Pageant 1933 single work novel -
Some Australian Books for Christmas
1933
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 4 December vol. 5 no. 12 1933; (p. 203, 205, 207)
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Untitled
1933
single work
review
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 24 June 1933; (p. 24)
— Review of Bring the Monkey : A Light Novel 1933 single work novel -
Mystery and B.Y.T.'s
1933
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 24 May vol. 54 no. 2780 1933; (p. 2)
— Review of Bring the Monkey : A Light Novel 1933 single work novel -
Miles Franklin's Bring the Monkey
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Clues : A Journal of Detection , vol. 15 no. 2 1994; (p. 15-37) -
Stella Miles Franklin (1879-1954) and Rose Scott (1847-1925) : Visionaries Who Demanded Change to the Role of Women
2002
single work
biography
— Appears in: Great Australian Women : Volume 2 - From Pioneering Days to the Present 2002; (p. 100-174) -
Gendering the Genre : Three Australian Women Writers and their Debut Crime Fiction Novels
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Journal of Popular Culture , March vol. 3 no. 1 2014; (p. 57-71) 'The creators and consumers of crime fiction have changed dramatically since the genre, established in ancient times to define legal and moral codes and indicate the consequences for breaking those codes, first started to gain widespread popularity as a form of entertainment in the eighteenth century. One of the most significant of these changes can be seen in the slow but steady rise of the female as consumer, creator and character. There are many ways to explore some of the gendered changes within the crime fiction genre, one of which is to examine novels written by women who have chosen female protagonists to tell their stories. Ostensibly quite different texts, Miles Franklin’s Bring the Monkey (1933), June Wright’s Murder in the Telephone Exchange (1948) and Elizabeth Antill’s Death on the Barrier Reef (1952) are three debut crime novels that share some striking similarities. In addition to all three novels featuring female first-person narrators, these stories also tell tales of very violent crimes and contribute to documenting some of the shifts in views on gender, female friendship, marriage and class within what has become the world’s most popular genre.' (Publication abstract) -
‘There’s a Dead Body in My Library’ : Crime Fiction Texts and the History of Libraries
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Australian Library Journal , vol. 64 no. 4 2015; (p. 288-300) 'Since the publication of Australia’s first crime novel in 1830, Australians have read crime fiction for entertainment, for the reassurance that wrongdoers will be punished, and to test their deductive skills against those of their favourite sleuth. The novels, short stories and plays within the crime fiction genre that have been produced in Australia between colonial times and the present day also offer opportunities to investigate a particular place or a particular time. Indeed, many crime fiction writers have mastered the art of recreating settings in both rural and metropolitan landscapes. The details provided within these works ultimately reveal a culprit (usually a murderer), yet they also outline the availability of certain products, bus and train timetables, the floor plans of local hotels or world-famous buildings and numerous other particulars, thus providing a rich, if surprising, source of material for the merely curious and the professional researcher. Crime fiction stories set within libraries present a history of the information services profession. This paper demonstrates how crime fiction can provide an important supplement to more traditional historical sources, with a focus on how the genre has documented some of the major changes within libraries over the last 75 years, since 1939.' (Publication abstract) -
Collecting the Criminal : Murder and Mayhem in Cultural Institutions
2018
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Journal of Popular Culture , 1 March vol. 7 no. 1 2018; (p. 41-58)
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