They Came from the Sea
1955 novel by E.V. Timms
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Author | E. V. Timms |
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Language | English |
Series | Great South Land Saga |
Publisher | Angus and Robertson |
Publication date | 1955 |
Publication place | Australia |
Pages | 237pp |
Preceded by | The Fury |
Followed by | Shining Harvest |
They Came from the Sea is a 1955 Australian novel by E. V. Timms. It was the eighth in his Great South Land Saga of novels.
The Argues said "although not in the first rank of recent Australian novels, is an exciting book, full of incident."[1]
The novel was serialised for Australian radio in 1965, adapted by Colin Roderick and read by Max Meldum.[2]
Premise
Survivors of a shipwreck on the New South Wales coast in 1856 try to survive.
References
- ^ "NOVELS". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 24 December 1955. p. 12. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "FORTHCOMING A.B.C. PROGRAMMES". The South-east Kingston Leader. Vol. 3, no. 122. South Australia. 21 January 1965. p. 5. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- 'They Came from the Sea at AustLit
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Works by E. V. Timms
- The Hills of Hate (1925)
- The Valley of Adventure (1926)
- James! Don't Be a Fool (1926)
- Red Mask (1927)
- The Cripple in Black (1930)
- Whitehall (1931)
- Alicia Deane (1932)
- Conflict (1934)
- Far Caravan (1935)
- Uncivilised (1936)
- Maelstrom (1938)
- Dark Interlude (1939)
- James! How Dare You (1940)
- Forever to Remain (1948)
- The Pathway of the Sun (1949)
- The Beckoning Shore (1950)
- The Valleys Beyond (1951)
- The Challenge (1952)
- The Scarlet Frontier (1953)
- The Fury (1954)
- They Came from the Sea (1955)
- Convict Town (1955)
- Ten Wicked Men (1955)
- Shining Harvest (1956)
- Robina (1958)
- The Big Country (1962)
- Time and Chance (1971) (by Alma Timms)
- Lawrence, Prince of Mecca (1927)
- Hills of Hate (1926)
- The Grey Glove (1928)
- The Squatter's Daughter (1933)
- Uncivilised (1936)
- Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940)
- The Shadow Man (1936)
- The Shadow Man Again (1936)
- The Valley of Adventure (1937)
- The Three Diggers (1938-39)
- The Cripple in Black (1939)
- James! Don't Be a Fool (1940)
- Forever to Remain (1949)
- The Pathway of the Sun (1950)
- The Beckoning Shore (1951)
- Forever to Remain (1952)
- The Pathway of the Sun (1952)
- The Valleys Beyond (1953)
- The Challenge (1953)
- The Beckoning Shore (1953)
- The Scarlet Frontier (1953)
- The Fury (1955)
- Shining Harvest (1957)
- They Came from the Sea (1965)
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