He is best remembered for his exciting works based on the detective fiction genre. Free pdf editor, free pdf tools and free pdf writer. This experience was central to his creating the character of inspector napolean bonaparte bony, or boney a partaboriginal policeman. He stands up there with holmes, wolfe, and all the greats. Arthur upfield, letter to charles lemon, 3 october 1934, 28a battye. Over the course of the next few years, the book was released in multiple editions and went on to become a success.
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They were written between 1927 and 1966, and most are set in outback australia. Author arthur upfield s complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Arthur william upfield 1 september 1890 february 1964 was an australian writer, best known for his works of detective fiction featuring detective inspector. Crime and mystery, project gutenberg australia, free. Arthur w upfield home page with updates pa pundits. Arthur upfields official publishing site holds details of his first editions and later paperback release of his boney detective series. Arthur upfield the characters inspector napoleon bonaparte found under a tree, next to his dead mother, the infant, who would grow into the detective called napoleon bonaparte, was taken to the nearest mission station. Arthur william upfield is best known as the creator of detective inspector napoleon bonaparte bony of the queensland police force who features in 29 crime detection novels written between 1926 and. They are published for the first time as breakaway house revised in up and down australia available from the online arthur upfield bookshop. Upfield began rewriting breakaway house as a bony novel in 1962, before it was first published in 1987, but only the first five chapters were written. If you havent spent time with him, you owe it to yourself to do so. Bony is a biracial aboriginal australian detective with a reputation for solving. Arthur upfields second bony novel, the sands of windee 1931, attracted sensational attention when it became entangled in a real murder mystery which resulted in the writer giving evidence in court, and.
One of the initial books written by author arthur upfield was titled as the house of cain. Author arthur upfields complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Arthur william upfield 18901964, writer and bushman, was born on 1 september 1890 at gosport, hampshire, england, eldest of five sons of james oliver upfield, draper, and his wife annie. Includes news of new upfield, audio, television and book releases including the sands of windee and the murchison murders. He was born as arthur william upfield on september 01, 1890, and died on february 12, 1964. Arthur william upfield 18901964, writer and bushman, was born on 1 september 1890 at gosport, hampshire, england, eldest of five sons of james oliver upfield, draper, and his wife annie, nee barmore. Catalogue of upfields works with publication details of various editions pdf.
Arthur upfield created detective inspector napoleon bonaparte bony who features in twentynine novels written from the 1920s to the the 1960s, mostly set in the australian outback. Upfields works remained popular after his death, and in the 1970s were adapted into the australian television series entitled boney. Upfied was born in great britain but moved to australia at. Arthur w upfield is best known to aficionados of crime detection stories as the creator of detective inspector napoleon bonaparte bony of the queensland police service who features in 29. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. They are published for the first time as breakaway house. Link to biography of arthur w upfield by travis lindsey pdf document.
Upfied was born in great britain but moved to australia at the age of 20 where luckily, his curiosity about his new home heavily influenced the series of crime fiction books he was about to write. Arthur william upfield 18901964 was an englishaustralian author of detective fiction and thriller novels. W on the 12th february 1964 not th february which is often incorrectly quoted aged 74. Mr jellys business inspector bonaparte mysteries book 4 and millions of other books are available for instant access. Arthur william upfield was born into a family of drapers on 1 september 1890 in gosport on portsmouth bay, hampshire, england.
From gosport in the uk to the rabbitproof fence in the outback, the author takes you on an adventure, following arthur upfields life as he roughs it while, perhaps sometimes subconsciously, gathering. Arthur william upfield 1 september 1890 12 february 1964 was an englishaustralian writer, best known for his works of detective fiction featuring detective inspector napoleon bony bonaparte of the queensland police force, a halfcaste aborigine. We will be adding to the images catalogue for our first and later paperback. Napoleon bonapart, his biracial investigator, who never fails, no matter how long it takes, is a delight. Arthur upfield, is one of the greatest mystery writers writing in english. Arthur upfield created detective inspector napoleon bonaparte bony who features in twentynine novels written from the 1920s to the the 1960s. Upfield author 2015 up and down the real australia arthur w. He was pleased with the sense of a different place that was incorporated with the mystery story.
In 1929 arthur upfield plotted the perfect murder for his novel the sands of windee. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Arthur upfield made his debut as a novelist in 1928 with the novel the house of cain. The bone is pointed inspector napoleon bonaparte mystery. Born in england, upfield moved to australia in 1911 and fought with the australian military during the first world war. Arthur william upfield 1 september 1890 12 february 1964 was an english australian writer, best known for his works of detective fiction featuring. Dec 21, 2011 arthur w upfield is best known to aficionados of crime detection stories as the creator of detective inspector napoleon bonaparte bony of the queensland police service who features in 29 novels. Below is a list of arthur upfields books in order of when they were first published.
Pdfill package contains no spyware, no adware or no virus. Upfield gave up his life in the outback to become a fulltime writer. This experience was central to his creating the character of inspector. Meanwhile, one of his friends, stockman snowy rowles, put the scheme into deadly effect, even before the book was published. Inspector bony bonaparte, police officer in australia. Arthur william upfield 1 september 1890 12 february 1964 was an englishaustralian writer, best known for his works of detective fiction featuring detective inspector napoleon bony bonaparte of. Murder down under was first released in 1937, giving the reader thus a fascinating look into life in rural western australia during the great arthur w. Arthur upfield, australias foremost detective writer, wrote about his ife and times in the australian bush in the 1920s and 1930s. The upfield brothers a photo of frank and edward upfield with staff from the upfield brothers emporium, 87 north st, gosport, england circa 1935. Meanwhile, one of his friends, stockman snowy rowles, put the scheme into deadly effect, even before the book was. Upfield moved to australia when he was a young man and fought with the australian military during world war i.
He was pleased with the sense of a different place that was. As an australian writer of popular fiction upfield has few equals, although his special. Some readers will be aware that the hole in the wall was serialised by. Born in england, upfield came to australia in 1910 and spent. The inspector napoleon bonaparte mystery series in order. Arthur upfield the characters inspector napoleon bonaparte found under a tree, next to his dead mother, the infant, who would grow into the detective. Upfield author 2015 the murchison murders arthur w. A friend who had run across arthur upfield books years ago recommended them to me as mysteries that are more than mysteries. In addition to proofreading and editing his work, jessica is.
Arthur william upfield 1 september 1890 12 february 1964 was an englishaustralian writer, best known for his works of detective fiction featuring. Aka arthur upfield arthur william upfield 1 september 1890 february 1964 was an australian writer, best known for his works of detective fiction featuring detective inspector napoleon bonaparte bony. Pdfill pdf editor has lots of useful tools and features including the ability to let you save all your editing back to the original pdf document. Napoleon bonaparte books by arthur upfield for sale. We will be adding to the images catalogue for our first and later paperback editions listings, including french and dutch editions and are open to suggestions and jpegs that can be added to upfield s bibliography. An avid reader of boys adventure magazines that were popular at the time, he did not do well at school. Arthur upfield, born in england in 1890 1964, we are indebted to jan howard finder for the birth date, taken from the birth certificate, this corrects the 1888 date quoted by the british library, hubin et al. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Arthur upfield x 3 books 2 are hardback and 1 is softcover the devils steps is softcover printed in 1967, front and back cover has a bit of wear, pages browning a little with age and first blank page has been. Arthur william upfield 1 september 1890 12 february 1964 was an english australian writer, best known for his works of detective fiction. Crime and mystery, project gutenberg australia, free ebooks. From gosport in the uk to the rabbitproof fence in the outback, the author takes you on an adventure, following arthur upfield s life as he roughs it while, perhaps sometimes subconsciously, gathering material for his novels to come. Some readers will be aware that the hole in the wall was serialised by bbc television in england, with nigel rathborne playing one of the major parts. He was the first australian professional writer of crime detecti.
This book is one of my favorites in the inspector bonaparte series. Arthur upfield project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. We will be adding to the images catalogue for our first and later paperback editions listings, including french and dutch editions and are open to suggestions and jpegs that can be added to upfields bibliography. His books were the basis for a 1970s australian television series entitled boney, as well as a 1990 telemovie and a 1992 spinoff tv series. All 29 bony titles are now available on bolinda audio as well as 5 non bony titles. Upfield author 2014 bony buys a woman inspector bonaparte mystery series book 22 arthur w. This novel was published in the year 1928 in london. Bony is a biracial aboriginal australian detective with a reputation for solving difficult cases by finding subtle clues. Born in england, upfield came to australia in 1910 and spent the next 18 years travelling the outback, before publishing his first novel in 1928. The bone is pointed by upfield, arthur william and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
He went to australia where he had a series of wild and nomadic jobs before becoming a professional author. Inspector napoleon bonaparte series 29 primary works 31 total works inspector bony bonaparte, police officer in australia. Arthur william upfield is best known as the creator of detective inspector napoleon bonaparte bony of the queensland police force who features in 29 crime detection novels written between 1926 and 1966. Arthur william upfield 1 september 1890 12 february 1964 was an englishaustralian writer, best known for his works of detective fiction. As well as his crime fiction, he wrote feature articles, short stories and anecdotes about. Arthur upfield s official publishing site holds details of his first editions and later paperback release of his boney detective series. Arthur william upfield australian dictionary of biography. Arthur upfield is represented by his manuscripts and books. Upfield an austrailian writer is not well known here in the us especially today but back in the 1950s many of his books were available for sale and in libraries across the nation. Arthur upfield s second bony novel, the sands of windee 1931, attracted sensational attention when it became entangled in a real murder mystery which resulted in the writer giving evidence in court, and the conviction and execution of the murderer. Arthur upfield x 3 books 2 are hardback and 1 is softcover the devils steps is softcover printed in 1967, front and back cover has a bit of wear, pages browning a little with age and first blank page has been cut out. By a lonely roadside in the southwest corner of western australia, oldtimer karl mueller is roused from his drink sodden sleep by approaching footsteps and. Named william arthur, he was known to his relations as arkerwillum and grew up to be arthur. The complete series list for an inspector napoleon bonaparte mystery arthur w.
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