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A. E. Martin A. E. Martin i(A21034 works by) (birth name: Edward Archibald Martin) (a.k.a. Archibald Edward Martin)
Also writes as: Peter Amos ; Petramos
Born: Established: 30 Sep 1885 North Adelaide, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 1955 Chatswood, Chatswood - Gordon - Castlecrag area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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1 The Hollmsdale Horror A. E. Martin , 2011 single work short story horror
— Appears in: Australian Hauntings : Colonial Supernatural Fiction 2011; Australian Hauntings : Colonial Supernatural Fiction 2013; (p. 237-245)
1 The Queer Case of Christine Madrigal A. E. Martin , 2011 single work short story horror
— Appears in: Australian Hauntings : Colonial Supernatural Fiction 2011; Australian Hauntings : Colonial Supernatural Fiction 2013; (p. 224-236)
1 Common People A. E. Martin , 1994 extract novel crime detective (Common People)
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 26 February 1994; (p. 7)
1 The Misplaced Corpse (from The Misplaced Corpse) A. E. Martin , 1992 extract
— Appears in: Mean Streets : A Quarterly Journal of Crime, Mystery and Detection , May no. 6 1992; (p. 46-53)
1 1 The Power of the Leaf A. E. Martin , 1989 single work short story crime
— Appears in: Sand on the Gumshoe : A Century of Australian Crime Writing 1989; (p. 182-200) Dead Witness : Best Australian Mystery Stories 1989; (p. 175-196)
1 3 y separately published work icon The Hive of Glass James Martin , A. E. Martin , Adelaide : Rigby , 1962 Z525073 1962 single work novel A 'study of small-town life in NSW'. William H. Wilde, Joy Hooton and Barry Andrews, ed. The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature. (1994).
1 y separately published work icon The Bridal Bed Murders A. E. Martin , New York (City) : Simon and Schuster , 1953 Z1290139 1953 single work novel crime detective
2 y separately published work icon The Curious Crime A. E. Martin , New York (City) : Doubleday , 1952 Z1290112 1952 single work novel crime detective
1 form y separately published work icon The Thundering Duke A. E. Martin , Sydney : 2UE , 1951 19405626 1951 single work radio play

'SET in the fourteenth century in France, The Thundering Duke is a period drama. To the Comte de Granville and his fair lady, a visit from the thundering Duke could only have one end, as they have been sworn enemies since the slaying of the Comte’s father by the Duke. Plundering and duelling are introduced in an unexpected manner by author A. E. Martin in this play. The odds seem all in favour of the hated Duke, for de Granville duels under a crushing handicap that in the end proves his great ally and the Duke's undoing.'

Source: 'For Next Week', ABC Weekly, 10 February 1951, p.13.
3 1 y separately published work icon Death in the Limelight A. E. Martin , 1946 single work novel crime detective
1 1 y separately published work icon The Shudder Show A. E. Martin , New South Wales : N.S.W. Bookstall Company , 1945 Z1786381 1945 selected work short story horror 'Undated, but issued c.1945 is A.E. Martin's The Shudder Show, published at one shilling by the NSW Bookstall Co in Sydney. These selected stories were likely intended as light entertaining reading for railway travellers and suchlike. Illustrated by Brodie Mack, it contains a mixture of short mystery stories, some few horror tales with titles like "The Blood Drip", "The Hollmsdale Horror" "The Handkerchief" and "The Queer Case of Christine Madrigal", filled out with a few non-fiction fillers like "Shuddersome Folk: Incubi and Hexen"'. (Source: http://members.optusnet.com.au/lvxnox/pastprojects.html)
1 9 y separately published work icon The Misplaced Corpse A. E. Martin , Sydney : N.S.W. Bookstall Company , 1944 Z116238 1944 single work novel crime humour detective
4 4 y separately published work icon Sinners Never Die A. E. Martin , 1944 single work novel crime detective
5 1 y separately published work icon Common People A. E. Martin , 1943 single work novel crime detective
1 The 13th Butter-Dish A. E. Martin , 1943 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Women's Weekly , 9 January 1943; (p. 6-7, 14)
1 y separately published work icon Jolly Jo Jumbo and His Friends : A Trunk Load of Mischief Peter Amos , Brodie Mack (illustrator), Sydney : N.S.W. Bookstall Company , 1938 Z1290173 1938 single work picture book children's
1 y separately published work icon Phantom Pants Peter Amos , Sydney : Ballards , 1938 Z1237408 1938 single work novella humour
1 2 Little Bo-Peep A. E. Martin , George Marlow , 1922 single work musical theatre pantomime fantasy

Told in 'twenty scenes of sensation and splendor,' this version of Little Bo-Peep concerns the disappearance of her sheep, and their eventual discovery in spite of the evil machinations of King Spider. Featured specialty acts and scenes included 'Hunter and Bon in the Enchanted Castle,' 'The Magic Clock,' 'King Highty's Village,' 'The Astonishing Mushrooms,' 'The Swinging Demons,' 'Radio Land' and 'Maud, the Widow's Comical Cow.'

[Source: Australian Variety Theatre Archive]
1 George's Funeral A. E. Martin , 1913 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 11 December vol. 34 no. 1765 1913; (p. 48)
1 1 Aladdin George Willoughby Ltd , A. E. Martin , 1913 single work musical theatre pantomime fantasy

This version of Aladdin reportedly stayed close to the 'Arabian Nights' tales, with the only radical change being a change of setting, from Tartary to China. Several reviews also suggest that the large number of specialty acts, many of whom were well-known vaudeville artists, gave the production an air of revue as much as that of pantomime.

Songs known to have been incorporated into the story were: "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" and "Moon Song" (sung by Carrie Moore), "Whistle It" (Grace Palotta) and "Heart that's Free" (Mabel Batchelor).

[Source: Australian Variety Theatre Archive]
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