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The Dark Abyss

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The Dark Abyss
AuthorF. J. Thwaites
LanguageEnglish
PublisherH. John Edwards
Publication date
1951
Publication placeAustralia
Published in English
1955

The Dark Abyss is a 1951 novel. It is about Captain Saunders who is injured in the Korean War then falls in love with Dr Balant.[1]

The book was the first published by a company Thwaites set up for English readers, Harcourts.[2]

The novel was adapted for Australia radio in 1955. This was a 30-minute radio serial that broadcast until 1956.[3]

The Liverpool Post called it a "hotch potch" which "has to be read to be believed."[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Advertising". The Kadina And Wallaroo Times. Vol. LXXXVII, no. 8469. South Australia. 29 November 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 8 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Will publish books in U.K." The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 18 December 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Advertising", ABC weekly, 17 (37 (17 September 1955)), Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1540602590, retrieved 8 March 2024 – via Trove
  4. ^ "Reviews in Brief". Liverpool Daily Post. 15 February 1955. p. 3.
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