When Colts Ran

When Colts Ran
Author Roger McDonald
Country Australia
Language English
Publisher Vintage, Australia
Publication date
2010
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 346
ISBN 9781864710410
Preceded by The Ballad of Desmond Kale
Followed by The Following

When Colts Ran is a 2010 novel by Australian novelist Roger McDonald.

Plot summary

The "Colts" of the title is the principal character, Kingsley Colts, an orphan being raised by World War I veteran Dunc Buckler and his wife Veronica. The novel follows the arc of Colts's life, from station hand to World War II in New Guinea to livestock agent, broken, forlorn and alcoholic.

Notes

Epigraph:

Peaseblossom.........Ready.
Cobweb.......................... And I.
Moth ......................................And I
Mustardseed....................................And I.
All..........................................................Where shall we go?

- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III, Scene I

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