Stingaree (novel)

Stingaree is a 1905 novel by E. W. Hornung about an Australian bushranger.[1][2] It was allegedly based on the Kelly Gang.[3]

Stingaree
First US edition
AuthorE. W. Hornung
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
PublisherChatto and Windus (UK)
Charles Scribner's Sons (US)
Publication date
1905

Publication history

The book consists of ten short stories. One of these, "The Taking of Stingaree", was published in July 1901 in The Graphic. Eight of the others were published in The Strand Magazine between September 1904 and April 1905, illustrated by Australian artist George W. Lambert. These nine stories, together with a previously unpublished story titled "The Purification of Mulfera", were collected in Stingaree, which was published in September 1905. The character Stingaree first appeared in Hornung's Irralie's Bushranger, which was serialised in Cassell's Family Magazine in 1895, though this earlier version of the character was significantly different from the later version.[4]

Hornung later wrote four other stories featuring Stingaree: "A Model Marauder", "A Fallen Angel", "The Flying Dustman", and "In Peacock Blue". "A Model Marauder" was published in Hearst's Magazine in March 1919 and Nash's Pall Mall Magazine in July 1919. "A Fallen Angel" was published in Hearst's Magazine in October 1918 and Nash's Pall Mall Magazine in April 1919. "The Flying Dustman" was published in Hearst's Magazine in December 1918 and Nash's Pall Mall Magazine in May 1919. "In Peacock Blue" was published in Nash's Pall Mall Magazine in September 1921. All four were illustrated by Gerald Leake. These stories were not published in book form until 2016 in Stingaree Rides Again.[5]

Adaptations

Play

The story was turned into a 1908 play by Hornung.[6] This was not a success.[7]

Films

A number of films were based on the book:

In 1948 it was announced that Argosy Films would make a film based on the character based on a script by Cyril Hume - John Ford to direct Ben Johnson in the lead - but no film resulted.[8][9][10] Andre de Doth visited Australia with a view to making the film but this did not happen either.[11]

References
Notes
  1. "How Australia Knew "RAFFLES"". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 28 April 1945. p. 12 Supplement: The Argus Week-end Magazine. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  2. "NEW NOVELS". The Australasian. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 5 August 1905. p. 47. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  3. "Moving Picture World - Lantern: Search, Visualize & Explore the Media History Digital Library". lantern.mediahist.org. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. Stingaree Rides Again, "Introduction" by Peter Rowland, pp. 3–8.
  5. Stingaree Rides Again, "Introduction" by Peter Rowland, p. 16, and "Source Materials", pp. 118–120.
  6. "DRAMATIC NOTES". The Australasian. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 1 February 1908. p. 26. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  7. "GREENROOM GOSSIP". Punch. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 26 April 1917. p. 38. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  8. "Australian Film On Austn. Novel". The News. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 1 July 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  9. "AUSTRALIAN FILM TO BE PRODUCED". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 2 July 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  10. Shirley Can't Get Love Scene With Spouse By Bob Thomas. The Washington Post (1923-1954) [Washington, D.C] 01 Aug 1948: L2.
  11. "Variety (July 1948)". archive.org. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
Sources
  • Hornung, E. W. (2016). Rowland, Peter (ed.). Stingaree Rides Again. Nekta Publications. ISBN 978-1-326-63298-4.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.