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Conflict (novel)

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Conflict
1957 edition (A&R)
AuthorE. V. Timms
LanguageEnglish
Genrehistorical
PublisherAngus & Robertson
Publication date
1934
Publication placeAustralia

Conflict is a historical novel by Australian author E. V. Timms.

Plot

The novel is set mostly in France and the Mediterranean during the reign of Louis XIV. Some French fishermen are captured by Moslem corsairs and forced to become galley slaves. They rebel against their captors and turn pirate, later encountering English warships.

Critical response

Some critics compared Timms with the best of Rafael Sabatini.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Novels of the Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 13 July 1934. p. 8. Retrieved 19 October 2014.