Turner wrote the novel in 1893 while living at Inglewood in what was then rural Lindfield (now Woodlands, Killara, New South Wales), having moved there from the inner city suburb of Paddington in 1891. The suburban bushland surroundings quickly became important in Turner's stories.
Turner penned the novel in 1893 while residing at Inglewood in what was then a rural Lindfield (now Woodlands, Killara, New South Wales), having relocated there from the inner city suburb of Paddington in 1891. The surrounding bushland quickly became significant in Turner's stories.