Violet M. Methley Violet M. Methley i(A30963 works by) (a.k.a. Violet Mary Methley; Violet Methley; V. M. Methley)
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Georgie and the Dragon Violet M. Methley , London : Frederick Warne , 1950 Z1324464 1950 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Two in the Bush Violet M. Methley , London : Oxford University Press , 1945 Z1322590 1945 single work children's fiction children's adventure
1 y separately published work icon Derry Down-under :A Story of Adventure in Australia Violet M. Methley , London : Frederick Warne , 1943 Z847142 1943 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Great Galleon Violet M. Methley , London : Oxford University Press , 1942 Z1324699 1942 single work children's fiction children's adventure
1 y separately published work icon Dragon Island : An Adventure Story for Girls Violet M. Methley , London : Oxford University Press , 1938 Z1321505 1938 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Cocky and Co. and Their Adventures Violet M. Methley , London : Raphael Tuck , 1937 Z1319198 1937 single work children's fiction children's 'Opens in Australia, at "Bundaburra" Station, where Shelagh is staying with her cousin Coral. What seems to have begun as an animal fantasy where the animals speak to each other soon becomes another adventure story, as the children travel across the Pacific to the Amazon, then on to London' (Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature 298).
1 y separately published work icon Seeing the Empire : The Adventurous Tour of Steven and Sallie Violet M. Methley , London : Raphael Tuck , 1935 Z1319216 1935 single work children's fiction children's Steven and Sallie Wylde set sail on a round-the-world trip on the Empress of Atlantis. Steven is seventeen, and Sallie is fifteen, and they were promised this trip by their parents, on the condition that their school results were satisfactory. The are going to join their parents in India, but first they will tour America, Australasia, and Africa.
1 y separately published work icon The Queer Island Violet M. Methley , London : Blackie , 1934 Z1323173 1934 single work children's fiction children's adventure Australian Girl Guides Dorcas and Wynne plan to trek along the coast and camp out in a cave, along with their new English friend Carol. Along the way, they will encounter many unexpected sights, from sharks to mermaids.
1 Brown Study Violet M. Methley , 1927 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australasian , 9 April vol. 122 no. 4083 1927; (p. 932-933)
1 y separately published work icon The Bunyip Patrol : The Story of an Australian Girls' School Violet M. Methley , London : Pilgrim Press , 1926 Z972436 1926 single work children's fiction children's adventure 'English Rae falls out with the influential Sheila when she commences at a Sydney boarding school. Through the establishment of a Girl Guide troupe, the two become friends, but only after a brush with sharks, being lost in the bush, fighting bushfires, and saving lives, all done with great daring and flair' (Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature 298).
1 The Stone Toad Violet M. Methley , 1926 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australasian , 5 June vol. 120 no. 4040 1926; (p. 1419-1420)
1 The Highway Airman Violet M. Methley , 1919 newspaper issue short story crime
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 8 November 1919; (p. 43)
1 y separately published work icon Miss Quixote Violet M. Methley , London : Cassell , 1916 Z1320584 1916 single work children's fiction children's
1 The Cat Hole Violet M. Methley , 1914 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 18 February vol. 86 no. 2298 1914; (p. 15)
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