Frank Hardy (1) (1917–1994)
Autore di Power Without Glory
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Frank Hardy (1) ha come alias Frank J Hardy.
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Fonte dell'immagine: As published in the Manly Daily, Australia
Opere di Frank Hardy
Opere a cui è stato assegnato l'alias Frank J Hardy.
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Hardy, Francis Joseph
- Altri nomi
- Franklyn, Ross
- Data di nascita
- 1917-03-21
- Data di morte
- 1994-01-28
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Fawkner Memorial Park, Hadfield, Victoria, Australia
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Australia
- Luogo di nascita
- Southern Cross, Victoria, Australia
- Luogo di morte
- North Carlton, Victoria, Australia
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Power without glory di Frank Hardy
A very thinly disguised history of the corrupt and corrupting John Wren who made his money running illegal betting shops in Melbourne. The aging and rich Wren unsuccessfully sued Hardy for libel. The real John Wren is portrayed as John West, the horse Murmur as Whisper, the suburb Collingwood as Collingbush etc. A great piece of Australian history.
½Written in the 1950s about the early days of federation and up to post WW2. An interesting story woven around the politics and corruption of that during those times. Amazing how branch stacking, buying votes and making money has continued to be relevant in 21st century.
Legends From Benson's Valley is a collection of short stories set in Benson's Valley Victoria during the great depression, or as the book refers to it, the hungry thirties.
I read the 1976 hardcover version published by Rigby, and like the original 1963 version it is expurgated, with swearing censored and the short story "The Eviction of Ernie Lyle" which appears in later editions also removed. It's uncertain when the publisher stopped expurgating the book, however the aforementioned short story does appear in 1984 versions published by Penguin.
The stories themselves are a mix of humour and general fiction which describe the battles of the average man during that time, the lack of work, lack of money, poor quality of unemployment food, poor housing and friction between the well off (or at least employed) and those who are unemployed.
It's an interesting glimpse into Australia of the past.… (altro)
I read the 1976 hardcover version published by Rigby, and like the original 1963 version it is expurgated, with swearing censored and the short story "The Eviction of Ernie Lyle" which appears in later editions also removed. It's uncertain when the publisher stopped expurgating the book, however the aforementioned short story does appear in 1984 versions published by Penguin.
The stories themselves are a mix of humour and general fiction which describe the battles of the average man during that time, the lack of work, lack of money, poor quality of unemployment food, poor housing and friction between the well off (or at least employed) and those who are unemployed.
It's an interesting glimpse into Australia of the past.… (altro)
Reviewed in the March 1954 issue of the Socialist Standard:
http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2017/12/about-books-1954_26.html
http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2017/12/about-books-1954_26.html
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- Voto
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- Recensioni
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- ISBN
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