The Great South Land Saga was a series of 12 novels by

E. V. Timms Edward Vivian Timms (1895–1960), better known as E. V. Timms, was an Australian novelist and screenwriter. He was injured serving in the Gallipoli Campaign during World War I and was an unsuccessful soldier settler before turning to writing. ...

and his wife Alma. From the beginning, Timms envisioned a 12-part series of novels. However he died while writing the eleventh and his wife took over the completion of that. She then wrote the last novel on her own. By the late 1970s it was estimated over 850,000 copies of the novels had been sold.

Novels

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Forever to Remain ''Forever to Remain'' is a 1948 novel by E. V. Timms, the first in his Great South Land Saga series of novels. He wrote it intending to be the first in a 12-part series of novels. It is set in West Australia, where Timms had spent some of his chil ...

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The Pathway of the Sun ''The Pathway to the Sun'' is a novel by Australian author E. V. Timms. Adaptations It was adapted into a radio play in 1950 and 1952. References External links''The Pathway of the Sun''at AustLit AustLit: The Australian Literature Resour ...

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The Beckoning Shore ''The Beckoning Shore'' is a novel by E. V. Timms. It was popular, selling 10,000 copies within its first year. The novel was adapted for radio in 1954. References External links''The Beckoning Shore''at AustLit 1950 Australian novels An ...

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The Valleys Beyond ''The Valleys Beyond'' is an Australian novel by E. V. Timms. It was the fourth in his Great South Land Saga of novels. The novel is set in 1851 and features a number of real life figures as characters including Caroline Chisolm. The novel was ...

'' (1951) # '' The Challenge'' (1952) #''

The Scarlet Frontier ''The Scarlet Frontier'' is an Australian novel by E. V. Timms. It was the sixth in his Great South Land Saga The Great South Land Saga was a series of 12 novels by E. V. Timms and his wife Alma. From the beginning, Timms envisioned a 12-part ...

'' (1953) #'' The Fury'' (1954) #''

They Came from the Sea ''They Came from the Sea'' is an Australian novel by E. V. Timms. It was the eighth in his Great South Land Saga of novels. References External links ''They Came from the Sea''at AustLit AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource (also kno ...

'' (1955) #'' Shining Harvest'' (1956) #'' Robina'' (1958) #'' The Big Country'' (1962) #'' Time and Chance'' (1971) – by Alma Timms

References

{{E. V. Timms 20th-century Australian novels