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.
 First edition | |
| Author | E. V. Timms |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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
editSurvivors of a shipwreck on the New South Wales coast in 1856 try to survive.
References
edit- ^ "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.
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