Three Years with Thunderbolt

AuthorWilliam Monckton
Ambrose Pratt
LanguageEnglish
SubjectCaptain Thunderbolt
Genrememoir
PublisherNSW Bookstall Company
Publication date
1905
Publication placeAustralia

Three Years with Thunderbolt is a 1905 memoir by William Monckton concerning his time with the Australian bushranger Captain Thunderbolt. The book was edited by Ambrose Pratt.[1]

Its full title was Three Years With Thunderbolt: Being the narrative of William Monckton, who for three years attended the famous outlaw, Frederick Ward, better known as Captain Thunderbolt, as servant, companion, and intimate friend: during which period he shared the bushranger's crimes and perils, and was twice severely wounded in encounters with the police.

The book was serialised in newspapers before being published in book form.[2]

Stage adaptation

Thunderbolt
Written byAmbrose Pratt
A.S. Joseph
Based onThree Years with Thunderbolt
by William Mockton
Date premieredOctober 14, 1905 (1905-10-14)
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Sydney[3]
Original languageEnglish

The book was adapted in a 1905 melodrama Thunderbolt.[4][5][6]

The play was produced by William Anderson and the cast of the original production included Bert Bailey.

The play was very popular.[7]

Film adaptation

The stage version was adapted into the 1910 film Thunderbolt.

References

  1. ^ "Three Years With Thunderbolt". The Daily Telegraph. No. 8172. New South Wales, Australia. 12 August 1905. p. 19. Retrieved 28 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Personal Gossip". Critic. Vol. IX, no. 42. South Australia. 8 November 1905. p. 6. Retrieved 1 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "THE THEATRICAL GAZETTE". Referee. No. 988. New South Wales, Australia. 11 October 1905. p. 10. Retrieved 1 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Thunderbolt at AustLit
  5. ^ "Theatre Royal—"Thunderbolt."". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 21, 095. New South Wales, Australia. 16 October 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 28 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Dramatic Notes". The Australasian. Vol. LXXIX, no. 2063. Victoria, Australia. 14 October 1905. p. 26. Retrieved 28 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "STATE & SCREEN". The Australasian. Vol. CXXVII, no. 4, 202. Victoria, Australia. 20 July 1929. p. 19 (METROPOLITAN EDITION). Retrieved 1 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.