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1934 novel by E.V. Timms

Conflict
1957 edition (A&R)
Author	E. V. Timms
Language	English
Genre	historical
Publisher	Angus & Robertson
Publication date	1934
Publication place	Australia

Conflict is a 1934 historical novel by Australian author E. V. Timms.

It was considered a key work in Timms' career.

Plot

The novel is set mostly in France and the Mediterranean during the reign of Louis XIV. Some French fishermen are captured by Moslem corsairs and forced to become galley slaves. They rebel against their captors and turn pirate, later encountering English warships.

Critical response

Some critics compared Timms with the best of Rafael Sabatini.

References

"The Tales Of Timms". Daily Mercury. Vol. 76, no. 272. Queensland, Australia. 14 November 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 11 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
"Novels of the Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 13 July 1934. p. 8. Retrieved 19 October 2014.

External links

v t e Works by E. V. Timms
Novels	The Hills of Hate (1925) The Valley of Adventure (1926) James! Don't Be a Fool (1926) Red Mask (1927) The Cripple in Black (1930) Whitehall (1931) Alicia Deane (1932) Conflict (1934) Far Caravan (1935) Uncivilised (1936) Maelstrom (1938) Dark Interlude (1939) James! How Dare You (1940) Forever to Remain (1948) The Pathway of the Sun (1949) The Beckoning Shore (1950) The Valleys Beyond (1951) The Challenge (1952) The Scarlet Frontier (1953) The Fury (1954) They Came from the Sea (1955) Convict Town (1955) Ten Wicked Men (1955) Shining Harvest (1956) Robina (1958) The Big Country (1962) Time and Chance (1971) (by Alma Timms)
Non-fiction	Lawrence, Prince of Mecca (1927)
Films	Hills of Hate (1926) The Grey Glove (1928) The Squatter's Daughter (1933) Uncivilised (1936) Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940)
Radio	The Shadow Man (1936) The Shadow Man Again (1936) The Valley of Adventure (1937) The Three Diggers (1938-39) The Cripple in Black (1939) James! Don't Be a Fool (1940) Forever to Remain (1949) The Pathway of the Sun (1950) The Beckoning Shore (1951) Forever to Remain (1952) The Pathway of the Sun (1952) The Valleys Beyond (1953) The Challenge (1953) The Beckoning Shore (1953) The Scarlet Frontier (1953) The Fury (1955) Shining Harvest (1957) They Came from the Sea (1965)

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