Androcles and the Lion (film) a wounded paw. Androcles sees that the cause is a large thorn embedded in its paw, which he draws out while talking baby language to the lion. His wife had fled, and Androcles is next seen in a procession of Christian prisoners on their way to the Colosseum in Rome. They are joined by the fierce convert Ferrovius who subsequently provides much of the comic entertainment in his struggle to keep his nature in check. Love interest is also introduced by the growing attraction of the Captain to the noble-born convert Lavinia. Eventually the party is sent into the arena
A Bride from the Bush an Australian perspective. A reviewer from "The New York Times" called the novel "a most piquant contrast between civilization and crudity". The writer Thomas Alexander Browne called the titular character of "A Bride from the Bush" "a libel to Australian womankind". A "Punch" editor made the opposite claim, arguing that the protagonist of the novel is more kind-hearted and attractive than actual Australians. Hornung's later stories in the A. J. Raffles series achieved much more popularity than "A Bride from the Bush". Nonetheless, he himself liked "A Bride from the Bush" and his other Australian stories better than those of