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 wrote the novel in 1893 while living at Inglewood in a rural Lindfield (now Woodlands, Killara, New South Wales), having shifted from the urban Paddington suburb in 1891. The surrounding countryside played a vital role in Turner's stories.