The Silver Brumby (novel)
| Author | Elyne Mitchell |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Silver Brumby |
| Genre | Children's fiction |
| Publisher | Hutchinson |
Publication date | 1958 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 191 pp |
| Preceded by | Black Cockatoos Mean Snow |
| Followed by | Silver Brumby's Daughter |
The Silver Brumby (1958) is a novel for children by Australian author Elyne Mitchell.[1] It was commended for the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in 1959.[2]
Story outline
The story follows the fortunes of a young stallion in a herd of brumbies in the Australian mountain country as he fights his way to the leadership of the herd.
Critical reception
The reviewer in The Bulletin had a few reservations about the book: "One has some doubts about the way the horses talk in it - Mrs. Mitchell, with her essentially realistic approach, hasn't ste up quite the right climate of fantasy where this could be acceptable - and, with one brumby-hunt following another and the stallions incessantly fighting, it is a bit repetitive: but against that Mr. Mitchell does know her country and does know her brumbies."[3]
Adaptation
The novel was adapted for film in 1993, with the title altered to The Silver Stallion for the US market. The film was directed by John Tatoulis, from a script by Elyne Mitchell, Jon Stephens and John Tatoulis, and featured Caroline Goodall and Russell Crowe.[4]
The novel was also adapted as an animated television series in 1998; the series consisted of 39 25-minute episodes. The series was written by Judy Malmgren, Jon Stephens and Paul Williams, and featured Brett Climo, Rebecca Gibney and Rhys Muldoon in vocal roles.[5]
Awards
- 1959 – commended Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers
See also
- Brumby - a free-roaming Australian feral horse
- 1958 in Australian literature
References
- ^ Austlit - The Silver Brumby by Elyne Mitchell
- ^ "Children's Book of the Year Award Shared" The Canberra Times, 11 July 1959, p11
- ^ "Two for Children", The Bulletin, 5 November 1958, p58
- ^ IMDB - The Silver Brumby (1993)
- ^ IMDB - The Silver Brumby (1998)