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1 2 y separately published work icon Gripped by Drought Arthur W. Upfield , London : Hutchinson , 1932 Z1175323 1932 single work novel

'Gripped By Drought is a powerful story of a man's battle not only with the elements of nature which threatened the ruin of his huge Australian sheep-farm, but also with a loveless and unhappy marriage. For Frank Mayne, master of well-nigh a million-acre sheep station, life assumed its most dreary aspect. No rain for his farm, a wife who involved him in an orgy of spending and entertainment, and with disaster just round the corner, there seemed little prospect of happiness. Yet in the darkest hour of all, after the many unexpected and sometimes thrilling situations, the darkest hour of the drought gave way to rain and Mayne's tribulations became of the past.' (Synopsis)
1 1 y separately published work icon The Murchison Murders Arthur W. Upfield , Sydney : Midget Masterpiece , 1934 Z961966 1934 single work non-fiction Account of how 'Snowy Rowles' murdered three men in Western Australia during late 1929 and early 1930, utilising the method for disposing of corpses described in Upfield's novel The Sands of Windee (1931). 'Rowles' had been present during a discussion between Upfield and a fellow worker on the rabbit-proof fence about finding a fool-proof means of disposing of a body to use in the novel. Upfield discusses similarities and differences between the novel and the actual case.
3 3 y separately published work icon A Royal Abduction Arthur W. Upfield , London : Hutchinson , 1932 Z1175072 1932 single work novel crime During a state visit to Australia in 1928, Her Royal Highness Princess Natalie, heiress to the throne of Rolandia in Europe, is abducted from the transcontinental train at Cook on the Nullarbor Plain by a gang lead by American gangsters, Earle Lawrence and Van Horton. They hide her in caves near Eucla on the Great Australian Bight until the search is called off and ransom is arranged.
3 3 y separately published work icon The House of Cain Arthur W. Upfield , 1932 6093433 1928 single work novel mystery 'In the heart of the Australian Bush stands the House of Cain, owned by an American millionaire. Himself a threefold murderer, he has opened this strange institution as a haven for murderers whom, with his vast resources, he rescues from the hands of the law! It is with this man that Austiline Thorpe, the beautiful fiancee of Martin Sherwood, becomes inolved. How this happens, and the final dissolution of the murder settlement, is recounted in a vivid and breathless story. In the culminating scene, Monty, famous explorer and brother to Martin, appears as a great character. A man of action and utterly fearless, he sweeps all before him, thus permitting a happy conclusion to an intensely dramatic mystery novel of love and crime in a vivid Australian setting' (from the cover note, first American edition).
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