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Get up and call on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us so that we will not perish. What kind of work do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?

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I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, Lord , have done as you pleased.

Louis Stone

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A captivating love story and a fascinating account of the marauding larrikin gangs of the early s,Jonah was also the first great novel of Sydney. First published in , it tells of the unforgettable Jonah, a tough, hunchbacked lad who eventually rises the evocative portrayal of Sydney and her colourful cast of characters during the turn-of-the-century larrikin days. First published in , it tells of the unforgettable Jonah, a tough, hunchbacked lad who eventually rises to success in big business; of the Falstaffian Mrs Yabsley; and of the romance between the larrikin Chook and his red-haired Pinkey.

No other writer has captured the spirit of the city the heat of its summer and the grey glimmer of its autumn mists, the grime and colour of the slums, the bustle of the streets and markets, the charm of the harbour and its picnic places more richly or sensitively than Louis Stone. Published first published To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Jonah , please sign up.

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Lists with This Book. Jan 04, Sharon Robards rated it really liked it Shelves: Geoffrey Dutton, a writer and editor, selected and reviewed almost a hundred classic Australian books, which was put into The Australian Collection: Australia's Greatest Books, published in Johah, by Louis Stone, is on that list.

Set in the early s in inner city Sydney, it manages to capture gang culture and the poor classes lives in an intriguing and unique manner. It does have a lot of speech written phonetically, which I imagine will irritate some modern readers, but more the joy to Geoffrey Dutton, a writer and editor, selected and reviewed almost a hundred classic Australian books, which was put into The Australian Collection: It does have a lot of speech written phonetically, which I imagine will irritate some modern readers, but more the joy to those of us that are familiar with the way some of our elderly aunts and uncles and parents still speak.

The story follows two larrikins, part of the Push gang, that hang out on the streets of inner Sydney, and where their lives take them after children and marriage. A wonderful fictional insight to our early days, written by someone who lived and witnessed those times.

I first read 'Jonah' over twenty years ago, partly because it may be considered the Sydney-based equivalent to my all time favourite Australian book, 'The Songs of the Sentimental Bloke' written by C. Dennis and set in Melbourne. After revisiting this novel I am blown away by how good Stone's writing is. There is an economy and vividness in his prose which evokes early 's working class Sydney in a way that both reminds me yet also surpasses someone like Dickens, who also wrote of the urb I first read 'Jonah' over twenty years ago, partly because it may be considered the Sydney-based equivalent to my all time favourite Australian book, 'The Songs of the Sentimental Bloke' written by C.

There is an economy and vividness in his prose which evokes early 's working class Sydney in a way that both reminds me yet also surpasses someone like Dickens, who also wrote of the urban poor admittedly in another country several decades before hand.

Whilst there are moments that are mawkish, and the plot may be accused of being somewhat contrived, 'Jonah' has a truth that only comes from a unified vision of art and real world knowledge. In some respects a novel of social mobility and class, 'Jonah' is redolent with the universal social justice issues of urban poverty. Crime and associated delinquency, the debilitating effects of drink or poor diet, the struggle for human dignity to escape one's dire situation, the vanity of living above one's station Love does have a redemptive role, though not necessarily for the eponymous protagonist of the book.

However character is the ultimate tool to escape the poverty in Jonah's world sometimes assisted with a hint of luck. Others, such as Ada and Clara fall into more loathsome vicissitudes associated with being poor because they cannot exert themselves emotionally or morally to meet their individual challenges. I have given this novel 5 stars because I honestly believe it is the first best novel in Australia that deals with urban life in this country.

Whilst I have not read later books within a similar thematic environment, such as 'Poor Man's Orange', I suspect 'Jonah' sets the standard and the paradigm by which following Australian urban novels must be judged by. How do we feel about Jonah? Published when my great-grandparents were children, I find myself very compelled by this peek into the lives of the rough working class of Sydney at the turn of the century. Jonah is a lowlife, and his friends aren't much better. Women get knocked up, mothers hide money under the floorboards, and no-one is particularly keen on having a social conscience.

And yet, we quickly realise that's because they can't. I find this book fascinating because it tells the same narrat How do we feel about Jonah? I find this book fascinating because it tells the same narrative we hear now from the disenfranchised - often people of colour and the very poor - but one that is discussed with a more racist taint.

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Here, we have people in the same situation, who happen to be white. The characters are exquisite: Pinkey, the working-class woman who bursts off the page with her constant balancing act of holding on to something of her own personality while being used by others. The wily widow Mrs Yabsley, one story among many of how women had to find ways to survive.

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And Jonah himself, a fully dimensional portrait of a man who doesn't know any other way of living, yet seems to wonder if he could have something more, but constantly turns away from it due to the pressures of society and of everyday existence. Even the scenes of quotidian life, drinking or shopping at the market, are unintended historical documents. Aug 11, Berthe rated it really liked it. I stumbled across this book in the local library and absolutely loved it.

Stone sets the scene of turn of the century Sydney's inner city slums. His central character Jonah, a born leader, is joined by some memorable, sensitively drawn characters: Stone was born in the UK but in , emigrated as a young teenager and grew up in Redfern and Waterloo - so this was his scene, but he writes as a meticulous, laconic observer, a narrator with I stumbled across this book in the local library and absolutely loved it.

Stone was born in the UK but in , emigrated as a young teenager and grew up in Redfern and Waterloo - so this was his scene, but he writes as a meticulous, laconic observer, a narrator with special insight but seemingly remote. There is some quite racist talk about Chinese merchants so this book wouldn't pass muster with today's PC crowd which is a pity because it is the genuine article, a book of its time.

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If I didn't give it 5 stars it is because of the dialogue which has been written supposedly to convey how it would sound in the characters' voices but it just seems to grate - example: We've bin waitin' 'ere this 'arf 'our," they cried indignantly. The work ends neatly with what I believe is a classic denouement, containing a satisfying plot twist. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.

Aside from one positive review, Louis Stone's "Jonah" was forgotten almost as soon as it was published. It is a magnificent novel of the Sydney slums and was based on Stone's memories and observations of life on the streets of Waterloo. Set in around , it tells of "pushes" or street gangs who trawled the streets looking for victims, their weapons steel bars or broken bottles.