Tiny Luttrell

# TINY LUTTRELL

Ernest William Hornung's Tiny Luttrell is a twenty-two-chapter romance novel set on an Australian sheep station. John Swift, manager of Wallandoon, anxiously awaits the arrival of his employer Mr. Luttrell via coach. His anxiety stems from uncertainty about his recent promotion to manager following his predecessor's failure and fraud. The narrative follows Swift's emotional turmoil as the coach arrives unexpectedly bearing not only Mr. Luttrell but also his young daughter Christina—nicknamed "Tiny"—who impulsively decided to accompany her father without warning. Swift, who knew the family five years earlier before they relocated to Melbourne, finds himself simultaneously responsible for Tiny's comfort at the remote station and emotionally stirred by her arrival. The plot navigates Swift's professional anxieties alongside the complications of Tiny's unexpected presence, with subsequent chapters developing relationships and conflicts involving neighboring families and social complications. The novel moves from Australian settings to foreign locations, culminating in matters of honor and personal choice.