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1 2 y separately published work icon Investigating Arthur Upfield : A Centenary Collection of Critical Essays Kees De Hoog (editor), Carol Hetherington (editor), Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Press , 2012 Z1832688 2012 anthology criticism 'Arthur Upfield created Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte (Bony) who features in twenty-nine novels written from the 1920s to the the 1960s, mostly set in the Australian Outback. He was the first Australian professional writer of crime detection novels. Upfield arrived in Australia from England on 4 November 1911, and this collection of twenty-two critical essays by academics and scholars has been published to celebrate the centenary of his arrival. The essays were all written after Upfield’s death in 1964 and provide a wide range of responses to his fiction. The contributors, from Australia, Europe and the United States, include journalist Pamela Ruskin who was Upfield’s agent for fifteen years, anthropologists, literary scholars, pioneers in the academic study of popular culture such as John G. Cawelti and Ray B. Browne, and novelists Tony Hillerman and Mudrooroo whose own works have been inspired by Upfield’s. The collection sheds light on the extent and nature of critical responses to Upfield over time, demonstrates the type of recognition he has received and highlights the way in which different preoccupations and critical trends have dealt with his work. The essays provide the basis for an assessment of Upfield’s place not only in the international annals of crime fiction but also in the literary and cultural history of Australia' (Publisher website sighted 15/12/2011).
4 y separately published work icon Breakaway House Arthur W. Upfield , Raleigh : Bonaparte Holdings Pty Ltd , 2012 Z1369398 1932 single work novel mystery detective crime

'Harry Tremayne, a policeman, goes to an isolated valley in the remote Murchison region of Western Australia to find his brother - who vanished a month earlier while investigating the murder of a police detective. Do the gold smugglers at Breakaway House hold the answers to the mystery?

'First published as a serial in the Perth Daily News in 1932, the real setting for the book is Mt Magnet, about 150k north of Perth, deep in gold country.' (Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon When Bony Was There : A Chronology of the Life and Career of Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte Kees De Hoog , Raleigh : Kees De Hoog , 2010 Z1691960 2010 single work criticism Using facts and clues gleaned from the Bony stories by Arthur Upfield, Kees de Hoog has compiled a chronology of the personal life events and professional assignments of Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte. This booklet uncovers the evidence and explains how it was pieced together to reveal the dates and other details. The conclusions are presented with the findings of similar research by others into the location of each Bony novel. Woven together they sketch the outline of the life, career and travels of the internationally acclaimed fictional detective.
1 1 y separately published work icon Up and Down Australia Again : More Short Stories Arthur W. Upfield , Kees De Hoog , Morrisville : Bonaparte Holdings Pty Ltd , 2009 Z1651858 2009 selected work short story Up and Down Australia Again is the third published collection of short works by Arthur Upfield. Kees de Hoog has selected 34 more short stories and has added a radio play and the first five chapters for an unfinished Bony novel. As well as tales from the Australian Outback, there are stories based on Upfield's experiences at Gallipoli during the Great War, and what really did happen during the early years of European settlement and expansion in Australia. Includes sources for the short stories in the first collection, Up and Down Australia.
1 1 y separately published work icon Up and Down the Real Australia : Autobiographical Articles and The Murchison Murders Arthur W. Upfield , Kees De Hoog , Morrisville : Bonaparte Holdings Pty Ltd , 2009 Z1560308 2009 selected work autobiography non-fiction 'Up and Down the Real Australia is the second published collection of short works by Arthur Upfield. Kees de Hoog has selected 45 anecdotes and autobiographical articles about the 20 years from 1911 when Upfield first arrived in Australia. They cover his life and work in the outback, and his First World War service at Gallipoli and the Somme. It includes The Murchison Murders, Upfield's account of how the "perfect murder" was developed for his second Bony novel, The Sands of Windee; how Snowy Rowles used it to commit at least one, probably three, murders in 1929; how the crime was solved; and what happened at Rowles' trial in 1932' (Publisher website).
1 1 y separately published work icon Up and Down Australia : Short Stories Arthur W. Upfield , Kees De Hoog (editor), s.l. : Bonaparte Holdings Pty Ltd , 2008 Z1475306 2008 selected work short story 'Up and Down Australia is the first published collection of Arthur Upfield's short works. Kees de Hoog has selected 33 fiction stories written by Upfield from 1926 to 1940, including the only known Bony short story, and has added the unfinished first chapter for another Bony novel. There are also comedies, crime fiction, adventure stories and dire tales about the dangers of living and working in the bush' (publisher's website).
1 y separately published work icon Arthur W. Upfield Kees De Hoog , 2004- Z1370046 2004- website Excellent and informative website providing biographical and bibliographical information and links to several other websites, including some with large numbers of cover images of numerous different editions, and one hosted by the University of Miami titled The Dingo's Breakfast Club, which contains a special page devoted to the Arthur Upfield Bony stories(this includes natural history information and links relating to the geography of areas where Arthur Upfield sets his stories and a glossary of Australian terms found in the stories). There are also links to freely available articles and theses on Upfield.
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