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Stone published his second novel ''Betty Wayside'' published in 1915.<ref name=adb/> |
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In 1933, Stone's ''Jonah'' was republished by [[Percy Stephensen]]; it was also published in the [[United States of America]] as ''Larrikin''. ''Jonah'' was adapted for a [[Jonah (miniseries)|television series]] by the [[Australian Broadcasting Commission]] in 1982;<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380915</ref> it also provided the basis for the Sydney Theatre Company musical, ''Jonah Jones'', in 1985.<ref name=adb/> |
In 1933, Stone's ''Jonah'' was republished by [[Percy Stephensen]]; it was also published in the [[United States of America]] as ''Larrikin''. ''Jonah'' was adapted for a [[Jonah (miniseries)|television series]] by the [[Australian Broadcasting Commission]] in 1982;<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380915</ref> it also provided the basis for the Sydney Theatre Company musical, ''[[Jonah (musical)|Jonah Jones]]'', in 1985.<ref name=adb/> |
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Revision as of 09:12, 9 July 2015
Louis Stone (21 October 1871—23 September 1935) was an Australian novelist and playwright.[1][2]
Stone was born in Leicester, England, baptized as William Lewis, son of William Stone, a basketmaker, and his wife Emma, née Tewkes.[1]
Stone qualified as a primary school teacher in 1895 and had temporary teaching positions until he obtained a regular teaching job at Cootamundra. In 1901 Stone was transferred to South Wagga Wagga where he met Thomas Blamey who was influenced by Stone.[1]
Around 1908 Stone married Abigail Allen and also began to write a novel Jonah, published in London in 1911.[1] Stone published his second novel Betty Wayside published in 1915.[1]
In 1933, Stone's Jonah was republished by Percy Stephensen; it was also published in the United States of America as Larrikin. Jonah was adapted for a television series by the Australian Broadcasting Commission in 1982;[3] it also provided the basis for the Sydney Theatre Company musical, Jonah Jones, in 1985.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Stone, Louis (1871-1935)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
- ^ Serle, Percival (1949). "Stone, Louis". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380915
External links
- Template:PDFlink at University of Sydney
- Template:PDFlink at University of Sydney
- Works by Louis Stone at Project Gutenberg
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