J Jefferson Farjeon

Pulpmeister · 08-31-2012, 02:31 AM

I have never seen any of J Jefferson Farjeon's 40 or so novels as ebooks. He died in 1955, and due to the vagaries of Australia copyright law, Farjeon's books are now out of copyright in Australia.

I have only ever seen three titles "in the flesh" -- oh well, in the mouldering pulp paper -- and I still have them.

The three that I have read are all quite good, and very atmospheric, crime novels. One in particular intrigued me because it included an Australian character who actually "sounded" right-- not like a cockney, nor with overdone slang ("crikey, cobber, dinkum?", just someone ordinary, but subtley Aussie.

The only other writer I have read recently to manage this is Hiassen, who in Star Island had a character I picked as probably an expat Aussie before Hiassen said so, purely on a few unobtrusive idioms and style.

But that's by the bye. Back to Farjeon.

He's been out of print for many years, as far as I can tell; and deserves a revival. I'm going to re-read my three, and probably, before they finally rot away, scan them into ebook form. For me this is very tedious, as I use a flatbed scanner, one page at a time, without dismantling the books.

All I have to do now, I suppose, is find the heir and current copyright owner, and get the nod to make them available outside Australia.

DrNefario · 08-31-2012, 02:40 AM

1955 means he'll be out of copyright in Canada, home of MR, too, doesn't it?

I can't say I've ever heard of him.

farjeonestate · 08-31-2015, 03:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pulpmeister

He's been out of print for many years, as far as I can tell; and deserves a revival. I'm going to re-read my three, and probably, before they finally rot away, scan them into ebook form. For me this is very tedious, as I use a flatbed scanner, one page at a time, without dismantling the books.

All I have to do now, I suppose, is find the heir and current copyright owner

Here I am. Since your perspicacious post, the British Library have reissued Mystery in White to some success, and now 2 further titles. The Collins Mystery Club imprint will soon be following suit.

Pulpmeister · 08-31-2015, 09:44 AM

Good news. There's a lot of titles, though! Look forward to seeing them re-appear.

bgalbrecht · 09-01-2015, 02:49 AM

Unfortunately, MR is currently using Swiss copyright rules (life+70) for any new uploads, so he's not PD there or at MR. You could work with PG Canada and Fadedpage.com to upload there.

08-31-2012, 02:31 AM	#1
Pulpmeister Wizard Posts: 2,603 Karma: 29132448 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Perth Western Australia Device: kindle	J Jefferson Farjeon I have never seen any of J Jefferson Farjeon's 40 or so novels as ebooks. He died in 1955, and due to the vagaries of Australia copyright law, Farjeon's books are now out of copyright in Australia. I have only ever seen three titles "in the flesh" -- oh well, in the mouldering pulp paper -- and I still have them. The three that I have read are all quite good, and very atmospheric, crime novels. One in particular intrigued me because it included an Australian character who actually "sounded" right-- not like a cockney, nor with overdone slang ("crikey, cobber, dinkum?", just someone ordinary, but subtley Aussie. The only other writer I have read recently to manage this is Hiassen, who in Star Island had a character I picked as probably an expat Aussie before Hiassen said so, purely on a few unobtrusive idioms and style. But that's by the bye. Back to Farjeon. He's been out of print for many years, as far as I can tell; and deserves a revival. I'm going to re-read my three, and probably, before they finally rot away, scan them into ebook form. For me this is very tedious, as I use a flatbed scanner, one page at a time, without dismantling the books. All I have to do now, I suppose, is find the heir and current copyright owner, and get the nod to make them available outside Australia. Last edited by Pulpmeister; 08-31-2015 at 09:44 AM.

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08-31-2012, 02:40 AM	#2
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,129 Karma: 11500000 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	1955 means he'll be out of copyright in Canada, home of MR, too, doesn't it? I can't say I've ever heard of him.

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Pulpmeister Wizard Posts: 2,603 Karma: 29132448 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Perth Western Australia Device: kindle	Good news. There's a lot of titles, though! Look forward to seeing them re-appear.

09-01-2015, 02:49 AM	#5
bgalbrecht Wizard Posts: 1,806 Karma: 13399999 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: US Device: Nook Simple Touch, Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Clara HD, Kindle 4	Unfortunately, MR is currently using Swiss copyright rules (life+70) for any new uploads, so he's not PD there or at MR. You could work with PG Canada and Fadedpage.com to upload there.

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