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Louis Stone (21 October 1871—23 September 1935) was an Australian novelist and playwright.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Australian Dictionary of Biography )〕 Stone was born in Leicester, England, baptized as William Lewis, son of William Stone, a basketmaker, and his wife Emma, ''née'' Tewkes.〔 Stone qualified as a primary school teacher in 1895 and had temporary teaching positions until he obtained a regular teaching job at Cootamundra. In 1901 Stone was transferred to South Wagga Wagga where he met Thomas Blamey who was influenced by Stone.〔 Around 1908 Stone married Abigail Allen and also began to write a novel ''Jonah'', published in London in 1911.〔 Stone published his second novel ''Betty Wayside'' published in 1915.〔 In 1933, Stone's ''Jonah'' was republished by Percy Stephensen; it was also published in the United States of America as ''Larrikin''. ''Jonah'' was adapted for a television series by the Australian Broadcasting Commission in 1982;〔http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380915〕 it also provided the basis for the Sydney Theatre Company musical, ''Jonah Jones'', in 1985.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Louis Stone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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