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 composed the novel in 1893 while dwelling at Inglewood in a rural area that is now Woodlands, Killara, New South Wales. He had moved from the inner city suburb of Paddington in 1891. The bushland surroundings became crucial to Turner's narrative.