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'Set in the late nineteenth century, Tom Gilling’s magical novel tells the tale of Miles McGinty, a young man who decides to learn how to fly. We meet an entrancing cast of characters: among them a kind of swagman, an enigmatic fellow who makes his living doing levitation tricks; Eliza, Miles’s grandly theatrical mother; and Mr Windsor, a light-fingered pedagogue who likes to meddle in the affairs of others. But Miles McGinty is also a love story that takes flight when Miles meets Isabel McCauley, a clever, sceptical girl determined to prove her own destiny.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille.
Works about this Work
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Plenty of Hot Air Makes for a Smooth Ride
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 19 no. 1 2005; (p. 103-104)
— Review of Miles McGinty 2001 single work novel -
Untitled
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , March no. 1 2002; (p. 34-36)
— Review of Miles McGinty 2001 single work novel ; Earth 2001 single work novel -
Paperbacks
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 23 February 2002; (p. 20)
— Review of Bitin' Back 2001 single work novel ; There'll Be New Dreams 2001 single work novel ; Miles McGinty 2001 single work novel -
Master of Illusion with Style to Burn
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 10 November 2001; (p. 7)
— Review of Miles McGinty 2001 single work novel -
Don't Look Down
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 236 2001; (p. 30)
— Review of Miles McGinty 2001 single work novel
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Master of Illusion with Style to Burn
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 10 November 2001; (p. 7)
— Review of Miles McGinty 2001 single work novel -
Plenty of Hot Air Makes for a Smooth Ride
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 19 no. 1 2005; (p. 103-104)
— Review of Miles McGinty 2001 single work novel -
Untitled
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , March no. 1 2002; (p. 34-36)
— Review of Miles McGinty 2001 single work novel ; Earth 2001 single work novel -
Colonial Flights of Fancy
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29-30 September 2001; (p. 8-9)
— Review of Miles McGinty 2001 single work novel -
Writing After Carey
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 6 October 2001; (p. 7)
— Review of Miles McGinty 2001 single work novel -
Love Gets Off the Ground
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 September 2001; (p. 15)
Awards
Last amended 18 Aug 2016 09:24:40
Settings:
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- New South Wales,
- 1800-1899
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