Frank Hardy (1) (1917–1994)
Auteur de Power Without Glory
Pour les autres auteurs qui s'appellent Frank Hardy, voyez la page de désambigüisation.
Frank Hardy (1) a été combiné avec Frank J Hardy.
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: As published in the Manly Daily, Australia
Œuvres de Frank Hardy
Les œuvres ont été combinées en Frank J Hardy.
Billy Borker Yarns Again 4 exemplaires
Edgewood Sales Brochure 1 exemplaire
The Loser 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Hardy, Francis Joseph
- Autres noms
- Franklyn, Ross
- Date de naissance
- 1917-03-21
- Date de décès
- 1994-01-28
- Lieu de sépulture
- Fawkner Memorial Park, Hadfield, Victoria, Australia
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Australia
- Lieu de naissance
- Southern Cross, Victoria, Australia
- Lieu du décès
- North Carlton, Victoria, Australia
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Critiques
Power without glory par 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.… (plus d'informations)
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.… (plus d'informations)
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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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 20
- Membres
- 534
- Popularité
- #46,620
- Évaluation
- 4.1
- Critiques
- 8
- ISBN
- 52
- Langues
- 1