This novel is a sequel to the author's previous novel Tiger in the Bush and is the second of two by the author concentrating on the Lorenny family, who live deep in the rainforest in south-western Tasmania.
The Lorenny family are hosts to their city cousins, Sam and his two younger sisters. The children set off through the bush in search of a lost cow and the novel tracks the conflicts between the city and country children and the gradual change of those from the city.
Critical reception
In an overview of Chauncy's children's books dealing with the Australian bush, Susan Sheridan and Emma Maguire noted that in this novel: "...children and adults inhabit the same enchanted bush space, and the emphasis is on what can be achieved there, rather than on threats from the Outside in the form of scientists and loggers." And they concluded "...Chauncy’s treatment of the theme of entering into masculinity in the Badge Lorenny novels is subtly altered by her emphasis on learning from the bush through an attitude of attentive love. In retrospect, it is also possible to discern in her work the effects of an emerging, ecologically sensitive way of seeing human relationships to the environment."[2]
^"Children's Book of the Year Award Shared" The Canberra Times, 11 July 1959, p11
^"Relationships to the Bush in Nan Chauncy’s Early Novels for Children" by Susan Sheridan and Emma Maguire, JASAL, Vol. 14, No. 3, 2014
January 20, 2023
devil, hill, novel, devil, hill, 1958, novel, children, australian, author, chauncy, illustrated, geraldine, spence, joint, winner, children, book, year, award, older, readers, 1959, devil, hillauthornan, chauncycountryaustralialanguageenglishgenrechildren, fi. Devil s Hill 1958 is a novel for children by Australian author Nan Chauncy illustrated by Geraldine Spence It was joint winner of the Children s Book of the Year Award Older Readers in 1959 1 Devil s HillAuthorNan ChauncyCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishGenrechildren s fictionPublisherOxford University PressPublication date1958Media typePrintPages158ppPreceded byTiger in the Bush Followed byTangara Contents 1 Plot outline 2 Critical reception 3 See also 4 ReferencesPlot outline EditThis novel is a sequel to the author s previous novel Tiger in the Bush and is the second of two by the author concentrating on the Lorenny family who live deep in the rainforest in south western Tasmania The Lorenny family are hosts to their city cousins Sam and his two younger sisters The children set off through the bush in search of a lost cow and the novel tracks the conflicts between the city and country children and the gradual change of those from the city Critical reception EditIn an overview of Chauncy s children s books dealing with the Australian bush Susan Sheridan and Emma Maguire noted that in this novel children and adults inhabit the same enchanted bush space and the emphasis is on what can be achieved there rather than on threats from the Outside in the form of scientists and loggers And they concluded Chauncy s treatment of the theme of entering into masculinity in the Badge Lorenny novels is subtly altered by her emphasis on learning from the bush through an attitude of attentive love In retrospect it is also possible to discern in her work the effects of an emerging ecologically sensitive way of seeing human relationships to the environment 2 See also Edit1958 in Australian literatureReferences Edit Children s Book of the Year Award Shared The Canberra Times 11 July 1959 p11 Relationships to the Bush in Nan Chauncy s Early Novels for Children by Susan Sheridan and Emma Maguire JASAL Vol 14 No 3 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Devil 27s Hill novel amp oldid 1040655868, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
