The Lawless and the Lotus
Title page for The Lawless and the Lotus (1963) | |
| Author | Peter Pinney |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | travel book |
| Published | 1963 |
| Publisher | Angus and Robertson |
| Publication place | Australia |
The Lawless and the Lotus is a 1963 travel book by Peter Pinney.[1][2]
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald criticised its "corn, cliches."[3] The Evening Post called it "a strong book about life".[4]
The Hull Daily Mail called it "lively, often amusing and extremely entertaining."[5]
The Canberra Times called it "entertaining travel writing".[6]
The Bulletin called it "an entertaining log-book of a raw unCook-ed tour of some of the world’s sunshiney isles from the Caribbean to the Pacific, author Peter Pinney appears as an engaging, rascally hobo, a sort of combination of James Bond, Ned Kelly and a lighter-fingered member of some civic liberties group on the run."[7]
References
- ^ "Christmas book supplement". The Age. 13 December 1963. p. 15.
- ^ "Early Notes On Fiji", Pacific Islands Monthly : PIM., [Sydney: Pacific Publications, 1 January 1964, nla.obj-336333825, retrieved 23 November 2025 – via Trove
- ^ "Reviews in brief". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 January 1964. p. 13.
- ^ "Plenty of color and adventure". Evening Post. 19 March 1964. p. 8.
- ^ "Across the Pacific on a shoestring". Hull Daily Mail. 17 April 1964. p. 17.
- ^ "OUTBOARD MOTORS PROPELLED THE WAR CANOES". The Canberra Times. Vol. 38, no. 10, 790. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 March 1964. p. 20. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Newcomers", The Bulletin., Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 9 November 1963, nla.obj-697852341, retrieved 23 November 2025 – via Trove