Edward Barry: South Sea Pearler
AuthorLouis Becke
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherT. Fisher Unwin
Publication date
1900
Media typePrint
Pages246 pp.
Preceded byTom Wallis : A Tale of the South Seas 
Followed byBreachley, Black Sheep 

Edward Barry: South Sea Pearler (1900) is a novel by Australian writer Louis Becke.[1]

Synopsis

Penniless in Sydney, Edward Barry ships on board the brig Mahina as Chief Mate, working his passage to Arrecifos Lagoon. But he soon discovers all is not well on the ship and he sets out to investigate the cause of death of his predecessor. At the lagoon he meets the late Mate's widow who informs him about what happened to her husband.

Critical reception

A reviewer in The Advertiser (Adelaide) noted: "Edward Barry is a good specimen of the class of fiction of which Mr. Becke is so successful a cultivator, in which violent action and stirring incident are set in a framework of romantic scenery, and among people of a primitive type."[2]

A writer in the Sunday Times (Sydney) was not overly impressed with the work: "The story, so far as it describes the islands, natives, and the voyage, is interesting; but the love-making and the working out of the plot are somewhat crude and disappointing."[3]

Publication history

After its original book publication in 1900 in England by publishers T. Fisher Unwin[4] the novel was later published as follows:

The books was serialised in The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) in 1900,[1] and later in several other newspapers.

The novel was also translated into Swedish (1922) and Finnish (1927).[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Austlit — Edward Barry: South Sea Pearler by Louis Becke". Austlit. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. ↑ ""Current Literature"". The Advertiser, 5 January 1901, p5. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  3. ↑ ""Recent Publications"". The Sunday Times, 3 February 1901, p12. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Edward Barry: South Sea Pearler by Louise Becke (T. Fisher Unwin)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Edward Barry: South Sea Pearler by Louise Becke (L. C. Page)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Edward Barry: South Sea Pearler by Louise Becke (Thomas Allen)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
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