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401995
  • Title
    Carl Ruhen - letter received from Xavier Herbert, 23 Sept. 1969, concerning and with enclosed copy of the author's Larger than Life: Twenty Short Stories (1963)
  • Creator
  • Call number
    MLMSS 6663/Box 1X
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    1963, 1969
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    401995
  • Physical Description
    0.16 metres of textual material (1 outsize box)
    Textual Records - (typescript)
    Textual Records - (printed)
  • ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

    Xavier Herbert (1901-1984) wrote for newspapers and journals such as Smith's Weekly and the Sydney Sun before publishing his first novel, Capricornia in 1938. After some years other novels followed including Soldiers' Women (1961) and Poor Fellow My Country (1975) which won the Miles Franklin Award.
  • Scope and Content
    Letter includes Xavier Herbert's suggested corrections to text for second printing
  • Creator/Author/Artist
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