Devils' Hill

by Nan Chauncy, Geraldine Spece (Illustrator)

Badge is delighted when an epidemic of whooping cough prevents his having to start his much dreaded first term at school - away from the life he knows and loves in his valley home in Tasmania. And when it is arranged that his cousin Sam shall come and stay with him he looks forward with joy to having a friend at last.

159 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1958

About the author

Emigrated to Tasmania, Australia in 1912. The family settled in the rural community of Bagdad in 1914. Chauncy died of cancer in 1970.

Reviews

[Heather Boundy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a step back into my childhood, having first read this book over 60 years ago. Nan Chauncy knows and loves the Tasmanian wilderness, and this simple story of a family surviving in a remote valley in the forties has a charm and reality of it's own. I'm not sure how the colloquial Aussie slang would translate into other countries and languages but it was lovely to read this again. A bit like Famous Five go to Tasmania!

[Heather Ummel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Continuation of, “Tiger in the Bush.“ I think I enjoyed this one more than the first, although the first is definitely necessary. I read them together in one book. Devil’s Hill has the classic city boy/country boy tale and also encourages a strong work ethic.