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Favenc, Ernest (1845 - 1908)

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Born
21 October 1845
Walworth, Surrey, England
Died
14 November 1908
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Summary

Favenc was born in Surrey, England, and was educated in Berlin and Oxford. He came to Australia in 1864, working on north Queensland stations and, in 1877, leading an expedition to Darwin. His first book, The History of Australian Exploration 1788-1888 (1888), became a major reference work. He published around 130 short stories in a number of colonial journals, including the Bulletin which had printed an early collection, The Last of Six: Tales of the Austral Tropics (1893). Favenc is best known for his adventure and fantasy fiction, usually set in the Australian interior, the tropics, or the Pacific.

Published resources

Books

  • Favenc, Ernest, The secret of the Australian desert, Blackie, London, 223 pp. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, Tales of the Austral Tropics, Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1894, 275 pp. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, 243 pp. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, Marooned on Australia : being the naration by Dedrich Buys of his discoveries and exploits in Terra Australis Incognita about the year 1630, Blackie, London, 1905, 224 pp. Details

Short Stories

  • Favenc, Ernest, 'A Cup of Cold Water', in Tales of the Austral Tropics, Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1894, pp. 1-22. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'The Rumford Plains Tragedy', in Tales of the Austral Tropics, Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1894, pp. 23-36. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'A Haunt of the Jinkarras', in Tales of the Austral Tropics, Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1894, pp. 37-56. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'Tranter's Shot', in Tales of the Austral Tropics, Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1894, pp. 57-64. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'Spirit-Led', in Tales of the Austral Tropics, Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1894, pp. 65-94. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'The Stolen Colours', in Tales of the Austral Tropics, Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1894, pp. 205-230. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'The Hut-Keeper and the Cattle-Stealer', in Tales of the Austral Tropics, Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1894, pp. 123-144. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'The Parson's Blackboy', in Tales of the Austral Tropics, Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1894, pp. 145-156. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'A Lucky Meeting', in Tales of the Austral Tropics, Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1894, pp. 157-176. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'That Other Fellow', in Tales of the Austral Tropics, Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1894, pp. 177-204. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'The Mystery of Baine's Dog', in Tales of the Austral Tropics, Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1894, pp. 95-122. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'Bunthorpe's Decease', in Tales of the Austral Tropics, Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1894, pp. 231-266. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'The Story of a Big Pearl', in Tales of the Austral Tropics, Osgood, McIlvaine, London, 1894, pp. 267-275. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'The Belle of Sagamodu', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 201-210. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'The Eight-Mile Tragedy', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 192-200. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'A North Queensland Temperance Story', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 230-236. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'The Boundary Rider's Story', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 180-191. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'A Victim to Gratitude', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 218-229. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'A Tale of Vanderlin Island', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 11-25. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'The Other Mrs. Brewer', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 33-40. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'Blood for Blood', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 26-32. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'Mrs Stapleton No. 2', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 172-179. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'The New Super. of Oakley Downs', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 64-74. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'My Only Murder', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'Jerry Boake's Confession', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 108-117. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'Not Retributive Justice', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 211-217. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'The Sea Gave Up Its Dead', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 161-171. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'The Ghost's Victory', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 145-160. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'What Puzzled Balladune', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 118-131. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'Bill Somers', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 99-107. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'A Gum-tree in the Desert', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 237-243. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'An Unquiet Spirit', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 75-89. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'Tommy's Ghost', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 55-63. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'The Red Lagoon', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 49-54. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'The Burial of Owen', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 41-48. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'The Story of a Long Watch', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 132-144. Details
  • Favenc, Ernest, 'George Catinnun', in My only murder and other tales, George Robertson and Co., Melbourne, 1899, pp. 90-98. Details

See also

Rachael Weaver

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