''Stingaree'' is a 1905 novel by

E. W. Hornung Ernest William Hornung (7 June 1866 – 22 March 1921) was an English author and poet known for writing the A. J. Raffles (character), A. J. Raffles series of stories about a gentleman thief in late 19th-century London. Hornung was educa ...

about an Australian bushranger. It was allegedly based on the Kelly Gang.

Publication history

The book consists of ten short stories. One of these, "The Taking of Stingaree", was published in July 1901 in '' The Graphic''. Eight of the others were published in '' The Strand Magazine'' between September 1904 and April 1905, illustrated by Australian artist George W. Lambert. These nine stories, together with a previously unpublished story titled "The Purification of Mulfera", were collected in ''Stingaree'', which was published in September 1905. The character Stingaree first appeared in Hornung's ''Irralie's Bushranger'', which was serialised in ''

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'' in 1895, though this earlier version of the character was significantly different from the later version. Hornung later wrote four other stories featuring Stingaree: "A Model Marauder", "A Fallen Angel", "The Flying Dustman", and "In Peacock Blue". "A Model Marauder" was published in ''Hearst's Magazine'' in March 1919 and ''Nash's Pall Mall Magazine'' in July 1919. "A Fallen Angel" was published in ''Hearst's Magazine'' in October 1918 and ''Nash's Pall Mall Magazine'' in April 1919. "The Flying Dustman" was published in ''Hearst's Magazine'' in December 1918 and ''Nash's Pall Mall Magazine'' in May 1919. "In Peacock Blue" was published in ''Nash's Pall Mall Magazine'' in September 1921. All four were illustrated by Gerald Leake. These stories were not published in book form until 2016 in ''Stingaree Rides Again''.

Adaptations

Play

The story was turned into a 1908 play by Hornung. This was not a success.

Films

A number of films were based on the book: *''

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'' (1915) – serial *'' The Further Adventures of Stingaree'' (1917) – serial *''

'' (1934) – film In 1948 it was announced that

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would make a film based on the character based on a script by Cyril Hume - John Ford to direct Ben Johnson in the lead - but no film resulted. Andre DeToth visited Australia with a view to making the film but this did not happen either.

References

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External links

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