'On Joan Lindsay's Picnic at Hanging Rock' reviews Joan Lindsay's work in its completion together with the original last chapter. Drawing on the evidence of Joan Lindsay's video interviews the review argues that Joan Lindsay would have wanted as many people as possible to appreciate the work in its completion and true context, the context she talks about in her interviews.

The review pays special attention to Joan Lindsay's perception and understanding of time, and the nature of human affairs and experience in relation to it. The second half of the review reflects on the novel in comparison with Hinduism.

Brian Capleton is an alumnus of Wolfson College Oxford, The Royal College of Music, Trinity College of Music (now Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance), Dartington College of Arts, and Keele University. He holds a Doctorate in music and a Masters in Performance and Research. He was a lecturer at the Royal National College and worked for many years in the field of music performance and musical instruments. He writes both fiction and non-fiction.