The Passage (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Vance Palmer
- First Published: 1930
- Type of Work: Regional realism
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Setting: The central Queensland coast of Australia
- Principal Characters: Anna Callaway, Lew, Hughle, Marnie, Dot, Tony, Clem McNalr, Lena Christiansen, Craigle, Osborne
- Genres: Long fiction, Realism, Regional fiction
- Subjects: Family or family life, Mothers, Parents and children, Twentieth century, Social issues, Education or educators, Ethics, Business or business people, Success or failure, Money, Fishing or fishermen, Investments or investors, Australia or Australians
- Locales: Queensland, Australia
The Novel
The Passage is the story of the Callaway family over a period of thirty-odd years and their relationship to a small area along the sparsely populated north-central coast of eastern Australia. Prior to the beginning of the novel, Bob Callaway had settled on the mainland across a narrow passage from Rathbone Island with his wife, Anna. He was good-natured, loving, and willing to work for his modest living among the tiny community of fishing families, but at unpredictable intervals would go “walkabout” (wandering) for months on end. The memory of this, along...
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