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Book by F.J. Thwaites
The Mad Doctor
AuthorF. J. Thwaites
LanguageEnglish
PublisherJackson & O'Sullivan
Publication date1935
Publication placeAustralia

The Mad Doctor is a 1935 novel by Australian author F. J. Thwaites, a melodramatic medical romance set in Africa.

Thwaites based the novel on a story he heard from an old man while crossing the Atlantic in 1933. However, he changed the tragic ending to a more optimistic one.

The novel was adapted for the radio.

Plot

A Sydney surgeon is sent to jail. When he gets out, finding himself a social outcast, he goes to work in the African jungle. Although he only works among the native Africans, his reputation as a miracle worker in cases of paralysis spreads far and wide.

Adaptation

The novel was adapted for radio in Adelaide in 1936. During the production of this, Thwaites met the actress Jessica Harcourt, who he later married.

The Mad Doctor in Harley Street

The Mad Doctor in Harley Street
AuthorF. J. Thwaites
LanguageEnglish
Publication date1938
Publication placeAustralia

The Mad Doctor in Harley Street is a 1938 novel by F. J. Thwaites. A sequel to The Mad Doctor, it describes the doctor's efforts to get his cure recognised by the medical establishment in London. A contemporary review says that the novel "bubbles over with sentimentalism."

The novel was adapted for radio in 1938.

References

  1. ""THE MAD DOCTOR"". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. National Library of Australia. 5 December 1935. p. 7. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. "BOOK REVIEWS". The Examiner. Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 21 December 1935. p. 2 Edition: DAILY, Section: SPECIAL SATURDAY SECTION. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  3. "Began to sell". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 19 August 1979. p. 4. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  4. "SWITCHGIRL'S FOLLIES AT 2SM", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 27 (19 (May 8, 1936)), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-712038814, retrieved 9 March 2024 – via Trove
  5. "Broadcasting Programmes For Week". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 16 May 1936. p. 12. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. "ACTRESS AND AUTHOR WED QUIETLY". The News. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 1 March 1938. p. 1. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. "Brief Reviews of New Books". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 2 July 1938. p. 6. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. "RADIO". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 8 July 1938. p. 11 Section: Second Section. Retrieved 1 November 2014.

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