Flames of Convention explained
| Flames of Convention |
| Author: | F. J. Thwaites |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Jackson & O'Sullivan |
| Release Date: | 1933 |
Flames of Convention was the third novel by F. J. Thwaites.[1]
The novel was adapted for the radio.
Plot
An artist, Brett Hardy, and his beloved, a squatter's daughter, defy convention to live their lives their own way and suffer for it. The novel is set in Sydney and rural New South Wales.[2]
Plagiarism accusations
Eighteen months after publication, it was alleged that a section of Chapter Fifteen the book closely resembled the opening chapter of (1912) by David Phillips.[3] [4] [5]
Adaptation
In 1935 it was announced the book would be filmed in England but this did not happen.[6]
External links
Notes and References
- News: BOOK REVIEWS. . . 24 June 1933 . 30 October 2014 . 5 Edition: DAILY. . National Library of Australia.
- News: "FLAMES OF CONVENTION". . . Leeton, NSW . 7 November 1933 . 30 October 2014 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
- News: SAME STORY, SAME WORDS IN 2 BOOKS. . . Adelaide . 23 June 1934 . 30 October 2014 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
- Ron Blaber, 'Thwaites, Frederick Joseph (1908–1979)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/thwaites-frederick-joseph-8810/text15453, published first in hardcopy 1990, accessed online 9 March 2024.
- News: NOVEL WRITING MADE EASY . . XVIII . 35 . New South Wales, Australia . 31 October 1936 . 9 March 2024 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Australian Novels To Be Filmed. . . Sydney . 1 February 1935 . 30 October 2014 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
