Jim Brady, Leading Seaman is a 1954 Australian novel by J. E. Macdonnell.[1] It featured Jim Brady who had been a character in Gimme the Boats.[2]
The Bulletin wrote, "In his picture of the powerful machinery mastering the sea he adds a point here to both Conrad and Monsarrat."[3]
The novel was serialised for radio in 1956.[4]
References
edit- ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (19 February 1955), "Current Australian Fiction", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1699376941, retrieved 21 August 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "A NEW NOVEL OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY CIMME THE BOATS!". The Sunday Herald (Sydney). No. 222. New South Wales, Australia. 26 April 1953. p. 18. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""Commander Brady"", The bulletin., John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues)., Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 15 August 1956, nla.obj-694462579, retrieved 21 August 2024 – via Trove
- ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (5 January 1957), "2FC 2NA", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1553643990, retrieved 21 August 2024 – via Trove
External links
edit- Jim Brady, Leading Seaman at AustLit