 First edition of Robbery Under Arms | |
| Author | Rolf Boldrewood |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Bushranger novel |
| Publisher | Remington & Co Publishers, London. |
Publication date | 1888 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 300 pp |
Robbery Under Arms is a bushranger novel by Thomas Alexander Browne, published under his pen name Rolf Boldrewood. It was first published in serialised form by The Sydney Mail between July 1882 and August 1883, then in three volumes in London in 1888. It was abridged into a single volume in 1889 as part of Macmillan's one-volume Colonial Library series and has not been out of print since.[1]
It is considered a classic of Australian colonial literature, alongside Marcus Clarke's convict novel For the Term of his Natural Life (1876) and Fergus Hume's mystery crime novel The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886), and has inspired numerous adaptations in film, television and theatre.
- ^ "Austlit — Robbery Under Arms by Rolf Boldrewood". Austlit. Retrieved 17 August 2023.