 First edition | |
| Author | E. V. Timms |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Great South Land Saga |
| Publisher | Angus and Robertson |
| Publication date | 1949 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Preceded by | Forever to Remain |
| Followed by | The Beckoning Shore |
The Pathway to the Sun is a 1949 novel by Australian author E. V. Timms. It was the second in his Great South Land Saga of historical novels.
The working title of the book was Wilderness. Timms evisioned from the beginning that the books would be part of a twelve volume saga. "I don't want this to be just a series of cheap little love stories in costume," he said. "I want it to tell, the historical and social progress of this country, the transition from the British way of life to the Australian way of life, the great efforts we have made."
Premise
A woman escapes from Hobart Town to Fremantle.
Radio adaptations
It was adapted into a radio play in 1950 and 1952.
1950 version
The 1950 version the novel was adapted by Colin Roderick and read out by Kevin Brennan in fifteen minute episodes.
1952 version
The 1952 version was adapted by Kathleen Carroll and was broadcast in 60 minute episodes. Unlike the 1952 radio adaptation of Forever to Remain which had been done by the ABC, this version of Pathway to the Sun was done by a commercial organisation, Grace Gibson Productions.
The Brisbane Truth thought the first episode "was not very encouraging" in part because actor Sheila Ewell "sounds too hysterical to live. Maybe in future episodes serial will improve but having knowledge of the book, this writer would say it will have to calm down a lot to produce the true interpretation of the characters as intended by Timms."
The serial was well received and Grace Gibson Productions would adapt Timms' next novel, The Beckoning Shore.
The serial was repeated again in 1954.
Cast of 1952 production
- Leonard Thiele as Simon Challinor
- Lynne Murphy as Penelope Challinor
- Sheila Sewell as Ginny Lockey
References
- "TH PATHWAY OF THE SUN". Centralian Advocate (Alice Springs, NT : 1947–1954). Alice Springs, NT: National Library of Australia. 2 December 1949. p. 9. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- "New interpreters of Australasian scene". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 28 January 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- "SYDNEY DIARY". The Sun. No. 11, 916. New South Wales, Australia. 6 April 1948. p. 9. Retrieved 11 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- "RADIO RECORDS". Sunday Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 1 June 1952. p. 13. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- "NEW MORNING SERIAL— 'PATHWAY OF THE SUN'". South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus. Vol. L, no. 44. New South Wales, Australia. 5 June 1950. p. 3 (South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus feature section). Retrieved 11 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- "FRIDAY, June 9", ABC Weekly, 12 (22 (3 June 1950)), Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1692574959, retrieved 11 March 2024 – via Trove
- "Author to have 2 serials running". The Sun. No. 13, 193. New South Wales, Australia. 13 May 1952. p. 20 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Two E. V. Timms Novels for Radio", ABC Weekly, 14 (20 (17 May 1952)), Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1663808466, retrieved 10 March 2024 – via Trove
- "Stars In New Radio Play". Chronicle. Vol. 95, no. 5, 362. South Australia. 25 September 1952. p. 37. Retrieved 11 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- "HEAR HERE!". Truth. No. 2723. Queensland, Australia. 1 June 1952. p. 37. Retrieved 11 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Australian novel to be dramatised as serial". The Sun. No. 13, 528. New South Wales, Australia. 19 June 1953. p. 12 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 11 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- "PICK OF THE DAY". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 16 September 1954. p. 11. Retrieved 11 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.