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The Secret River by Kate Grenville (19th century colonial Australia) Jack Maggs by Peter Carey (19th century colonial Australia) The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough (end of the 19th century) True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey (Kelly Gang, 1878–1880) An Angel in Australia by Thomas Keneally (World War II) Oscar and Lucinda by ...
Hawaii is a novel by James A. Michener [3] published in 1959, the year that Hawaii became the 50th U.S. state. It has been translated into 32 languages. [4]The historical correctness of the novel is high, although the narrative about the early Polynesian inhabitants is based more on folklore than anthropological and archaeological sources.
This list of historical fiction is designed to provide examples of notable works of historical fiction (in literature, film, comics, etc.) organized by time period.. For a more exhaustive list of historical novels by period, see Category:Historical novels by setting, which lists relevant Wikipedia categories; see also the larger List of historical novels, which is organized by country, as well ...
Australian literature is the written or literary work produced in the area or by the people of the Commonwealth of Australia and its preceding colonies. During its early Western history, Australia was a collection of British colonies; as such, its recognised literary tradition begins with and is linked to the broader tradition of English literature.
Australian science-fiction became a notable field of world science-fiction literature around the 1960s. In 1966, the monthly Australian Science-Fiction Review was first published; in 1969 it was joined by SF Commentary. That year also the Ditmar Awards were established, awarded in multiple categories.
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Writing in The Brisbane Courier at the time of the book's publication, a reviewer stated: "This work of "The Golden Lake" is Rider Haggard, out-haggarded. It is a bold feat of stand and deliver, every faculty but credulity, and it deserves corresponding approbation to find in these latter days of scepticism, a writer and a publisher with coinage sufficient to count upon a remunerative quantity ...
Interested in Australian horror fiction and speculative fiction. Daniel99091 - Interested in novels for young adults. Lady Nimue of the Lake 05:41, 11 January 2008 (UTC) - Interested in young adult novels, fantasy, science fiction novels...etc. Matilda talk 22:55, 31 March 2008 (UTC) Gemma Interested in contemporary Australian fiction and ...