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The Picnic (novel)

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Australian Matty Westlake is descended from an old English family and when her husband dies she is determined to take her sons, Christopher and Wilfred, back to England to introduce them to their forebears. The English side of the family is completely ignorant of Australian ways and the Australians
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the reviewer appears unaware that Boyd is even Australian, but praises him nevertheless: "Mr. Boyd writes with fluency and a sure touch. He has an excellent sense of characterisation, and both his Australian and his English readers should be interested in his conclusions, even if they do not always
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found the novel "humorous" and went on: "Here we have a fine book from the pen of an Australian born author. Mr Boyd is a really witty writer. His dialogue is clever and entertaining. He has a gift for characterisation and he can evoke an atmosphere."
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Martin Boyd
English
Night of the Party
Martin Boyd
1937 in Australian literature
Austlit - The Picnic by Martin Boyd
"Humorous Novel by Australian Author", The Weekly Times, 7 August 1937, p45
"English Author Deals Fairly with Australians" by S.H., The Australian Women's Weekly, 1 May 1937, p20
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Martin Boyd
The Madeleine Heritage
Dearest Idol
Scandal of Spring
The Lemon Farm
The Picnic
Night of the Party
Nuns in Jeopardy
Lucinda Brayford
Such Pleasure
The Cardboard Crown
A Difficult Young Man
Outbreak of Love
When Blackbirds Sing
Categories
Novels by Martin Boyd
1937 Australian novels

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