Arthur Upfield

Arthur Upfield was a prominent author of half English and half Australian descent. He was born as Arthur William Upfield on September 01, 1890, and died on February 12, 1964. He is best remembered for his exciting works based on the detective fiction genre. The most famous book series written by author Upfield was titled as DI Napoleon Bonaparte series. This series features an Australian police officer named Napoleon Bonaparte from the Police Force of Queensland. He has been described by author Upfield in the series as a half caste Aborigine. The books written by author Upfield were used as the basis for the development of the successful Australian television detective series named ‘Boney’ during the 1970s, and a 1990 film and a television spin-off series in the year 1992. Author Upfield’s birth took place in Hampshire and then he immigrated to Australia in the year 1911, where he was a part of the military forces of Australia, fighting in 1st World War. After his military service got over at the end of the War, he traveled to a number of places throughout Australia. By doing so, he got acquainted with the culture of the Australian Aborigine.