Bring the Monkey
Book by Miles Franklin
| Author | Miles Franklin |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Endeavour Press, Sydney |
Publication date | 1933 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 245pp |
| Preceded by | Old Blastus of Bandicoot |
| Followed by | All That Swagger |
Bring the Monkey : A Light Novel (1933) is a crime/mystery novel by Australian writer Miles Franklin.
Story outline
This is a mystery novel involving a murder and the theft of jewels from an English country mansion, Tattingwood Hall.
Critical reception
In The West Australian a reviewer noted: "It is something more than a mystery story, however, and might be as aptly described as a highly amusing and clever satire on certain aspects of modern English and American social life, in which a wealthy film artist with an avid love of publicity and an amateur aviator's craze of flying stunts are satirised with rare subtlety. The part which a monkey plays in the story gives it a bizarre flavour and heightens the entertainment of the author's spicy narrative."[1]
While acknowledging the standard setup of the mystery in the novel a reviewer in The News (Adelaide) found that " in her handling of her story, Miss Franklin strikes a note which should arrest the interest of even the most knowledgeable of mystery and story tastes. There is a sophistication and sprightly satirical humor in her style which is as diverting as it is novel in a book of this type."[2]
See also
- 1933 in Australian literature
References
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Works by Miles Franklin
- My Brilliant Career (1901)
- Some Everyday Folk and Dawn (1909)
- Up the Country (1928)
- Ten Creeks Run (1930)
- Back to Bool Bool (1931)
- Old Blastus of Bandicoot (1931)
- Bring the Monkey (1933)
- All That Swagger (1936)
- Pioneers on Parade (1939)
- My Career Goes Bung (1946)
- Prelude to Waking (1950)
- Cockatoos (1954)
- Gentleman at Gyang Gyang (1956)
- On Dearborn Street (1981)
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