Robina (novel)

Robina
	First edition
Author	E. V. Timms
Language	English
Series	Great South Land Saga
Genre	melodrama
Publisher	Angus and Robertson
Publication date	1958
Publication place	Australia
Preceded by	Shining Harvest
Followed by	The Big Country

Robina is a 1958 Australian historical novel by E. V. Timms. It was the tenth in his Great South Land Saga of novels.

It was the last novel Timms completed in his lifetime, although two more in the Saga were published, the first of which, The Big Country, he co wrote.^[1]^[2]

Background

The novel is set around the settlement of South Australia. Charles and Robina Davenport adopt an abandoned child who they name James. Charles dies in 1836 and Robina must raise James.

Martha and Henry Gubby make an appearance.

Reception

The Canberra Times said "Although inevitably in such a series of books there is a certain sameness in style, there is also a quite surprising variety of plot and story."^[3]

Pacific Island Monthyl said "Mr. Timms is one of several Australian writers who feel some sort of divine mission to get their country’s early history down on paper. There is nothing wrong with the idea; it is the execution that is so tedious. "^[4]

References

^ "Finished novel started by her husband". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 May 1962. p. 86.
^ "Noted Aust Author EV Timms Dies". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 June 1960. p. 7.
^ "Timms Does It Again". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 6 December 1958. p. 13. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
^ "THE MONTH'S NEW READING", Pacific Islands Monthly, XXIX (6), Sydney: Pacific Publications, 1 January 1959, nla.obj-336314545, retrieved 10 March 2024 – via Trove

External links

Robina at AustLit

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[1] "Finished novel started by her husband". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 May 1962. p. 86.

[2] "Noted Aust Author EV Timms Dies". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 June 1960. p. 7.

[3] "Timms Does It Again". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 6 December 1958. p. 13. Retrieved 19 October 2014.

[4] "THE MONTH'S NEW READING", Pacific Islands Monthly, XXIX (6), Sydney: Pacific Publications, 1 January 1959, nla.obj-336314545, retrieved 10 March 2024 – via Trove

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v t e Works by E. V. Timms
Novels	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)
Non-fiction	Lawrence, Prince of Mecca (1927)
Films	Hills of Hate (1926) The Grey Glove (1928) The Squatter's Daughter (1933) Uncivilised (1936) Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940)
Radio	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)