The Valley of Adventure (Timms novel) explained

The Valley of Adventure is a 1926 Australian novel by E. V. Timms.^[1] In the novel, a father and his sons discover a map that takes them to a hidden valley.^[2]

The novel was well received. Table Talk called it "quite a thrilling book of adventure with an Australian setting, which will appeal to boys especially."^[3] The Bulletin wrote, "The boy who does not devour this veracious chronicle with a galloping appetite is no boy."

Radio Adaptation and Sequel Cities Under the Sea

In 1937, The Valley of Adventure was adapted into a radio serial.^[4] The production ranks among Timms' best remembered works for radio.^[5]

There was a sequel Cities Under the Sea, which was released in 1937. The radio serial was then adapted into a novel, which Timms published in 1948.^[6]

External links

• The Cities Under the Sea at AustLit

Notes and References

1. News: NEW BOOKS AND REPRINTS. . . 25,000 . Victoria, Australia . 24 September 1926 . 10 March 2024 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: 7 October 1926 . NEW PUBLICATIONS. . 10 March 2024 . . Victoria, Australia . 11 . National Library of Australia . XX . 1039.
3. News: BOOKS and WRITERS . . 3049 . Victoria, Australia . 14 October 1926 . 10 March 2024 . 52 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: 17 March 1937 . BROADCASTING HEADPHONES. . 10 March 2024 . . New South Wales, Australia . 8 . National Library of Australia . 30,952.
5. News: Leading Author Was McKee's Hill Farmer . . New South Wales, Australia . 23 November 1951 . 10 March 2024 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: 10 May 1949 . NEW BOOKS . 10 March 2024 . . New South Wales, Australia . 4 . National Library of Australia . 38 . 37.