Under a Cloud (novel)

1916 novel by Arthur Wright

Under a Cloud Author| Arthur Wright

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Language| English
Genre| sporting
Publisher| NSW Bookstall Company

Publication date

| 1916
Publication place| Australia
Pages| 187

Under a Cloud is a 1916 book by Arthur Wright.[1]

## Plot

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A jockey deliberately rides his horse to defeat in order to secure the hand of the girl he loves. He is disqualified from riding and the girl marries his rival. Ten years later he returns looking for revenge.

## Reception

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The West Australian called it "a story remarkable for its sensationalism if for nothing else."[2] A book critic from the Australian Worker said that:

> At times Wright moves his characters so quickly that he seems to lose tab of their doings. For instance, in his latest book, 'Under a Cloud'... he makes his hero put 5s. on a horse at 20 to 1 and collect ten sovereigns when the mare wins! Either Wright is a bad arithmetician or that bookmaker was altogether too generous to shout the odds in the ear of a wicked world. Still, the average sensation-seeker doesn't mind a mere errors in arithmetic when exciting deeds are oozing out of every page. And, unfortunately for the reputation of Australia's literary taste, the Wright class of novel, which is the wrong class, seems doomed to unprecedented success.[3]

## References

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1. ^ on ""UNDER A CLOUD."". The Leader. Orange, NSW: National Library of Australia. 7 February 1916. p. 2. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
2. ^ "A TALE OF THE TURF—AND UNDER THE TURF". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 14 March 1916. p. 5 Edition: SECOND EDITION. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
3. ^ "A SUPER NAT GOULD". The Australian Worker. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 24 February 1916. p. 19. Retrieved 29 September 2014.

## External links

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* Under a Cloud at AustLit
* Under a Cloud at National Archives of Australia
* Articles on book at Trove

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Works by Arthur Wright

Novels|

* Keane of Kalgoorlie (1907)
* A Rogue's Luck (1909)
* Gambler's Gold (1911)
* Rung In (1912)
* In the Last Stride (1914)
* A Sport from Hollowlog Flat (1915)
* The Hate of a Hun (1916)
* Under a Cloud (1916)
* Over the Odds (1918)
* The Breed Holds Good (1918)
* When Nuggets Glistened (1919)
* The Outlaw's Daughter (1919)
* A Game of Chance (1919)
* A Rough Passage (1920)
* Fettered by Fate (1921)
* The Boss o' Yedden (1922)
* A Colt from the Country (1922)
* The Boy from Bullarah (1925)
* The Squatter's Secret (1927)
* A Good Recovery (1928)
* Gaming for Gold (1929)
* A Crooked Game (1930)

Films|

* Keane of Kalgoorlie (1911)
* Gambler's Gold (1911)
* Black Talbot (1912)
* The Loyal Rebel (1915)
* In the Last Stride (1916)
* A Rough Passage (1922)

Plays|

* Keane of Kalgoorlie (1908)
* A Sport from Hollowlog Flat (1927)

Stories|

* Black Talbot (1910)

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