This essay adapts such "literary historiography" to a biological rather than geographical framework to chart the exportation of one of Australia's most successful literary exports, The Carter Brown Mystery Series (CBMS). Each essay tracks the spread and/or influence of the novel using statistical data. The seven essays use quantitative data to investigate the novel in Britain, the United States of America, Italy, Spain, Japan and Nigeria. 163-183 ) Abstract 'In Franco Moretti's The Novel, "The Circle Widens" contains a series of essays that explore the transmission of literary forms using quasi-geographic frameworks (402-530). Finally, it posits a ‘grammar’ of radio.' (Publication abstract) The Promiscuous Carter Brown Toni Johnson-Woods, This article explores the Carter Brown Mystery Theatre as an exemplar of recuperating an unexplored area of the Australian radio industry: popular crime serials. The Carter Brown Mystery Theatre did not make a great impact upon Australian radio per se, but it was popular enough to be onsold overseas. 73-93 ) Abstract 'In the mid-1950s, Carter Brown Mystery books were selling in the millions in Australia their robust humour and simple plots made them ideal fodder for radio adaptation. Crime on the Airwaves : The Carter Brown Mystery Theatre Toni Johnson-Woods,Īustralasian Journal of Popular Culture, March vol.ġ 2014 (p.
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