Flames of Convention

Flames of Convention
Author F. J. Thwaites
Country Australia
Language English
Publisher Jackson & O'Sullivan
Publication date
1933

Flames of Convention was the third novel by F. J. Thwaites.[1]

Plot

An artist, Brett Hardy, and squatter's daughter, try to live their lives their own way.[2]

Plagiarism Accusations

Eighteen months after publication, it was alleged that a section of Chapter Fifteen the book closely resembled the opening chapter of Susan Lennox: Her Fall and Rise (1912) by David Phillips.[3]

Adaptation

In 1935 it was announced the book would be filmed in England but this did not happen.[4]

References

  1. "BOOK REVIEWS.". The Queensland Times (National Library of Australia). 24 June 1933. p. 5 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  2. ""FLAMES OF CONVENTION".". The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW: National Library of Australia). 7 November 1933. p. 4. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  3. "SAME STORY, SAME WORDS IN 2 BOOKS.". The News (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 23 June 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  4. "Australian Novels To Be Filmed.". The Land (Sydney: National Library of Australia). 1 February 1935. p. 16. Retrieved 30 October 2014.

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