The Cripple in Black

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LanguageEnglish
Publication date
1930
Publication placeAustralia
The Cripple in Black
Issued as a Free Supplement to the Australian Women's Weekly in 1938
AuthorE. V. Timms
LanguageEnglish
Publication date
1930
Publication placeAustralia

The Cripple in Black is a 1930 Australian novel by E. V. Timms set in seventeenth century Italy and England.[1][2]

Kindly Genoese merchant Balsamo becomes the vengeful "cripple in black" when a girl under his protection is abducted by an arrogant English aristocrat.

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald said that "Here and there one might wish for a little more skilful handling, but any shortcomings are amply compensated for by the work at the end. It Is an eminently readable story, with excellent characterisation."[3]

The Argus criticised the conclusion.[4]

Radio version

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