Dennis Wren - correspondence with Xavier Herbert concerning the publication of his novel Poor Fellow My Country, 1974

MLMSS 7286

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1974

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Textual Records - (typescript)

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.

1. Letter from Dennis Wren, publisher, to Xavier Herbert, 21 February 1974 in which Wren expresses interest in publishing Poor Fellow My Country.
2. Letter from Xavier Herbert to Dennis Wren, 1 March 1974. Herbert discusses publishers in general, the importance of his novel which he believes is his 'maximum opus', his experiences as a writer and the subject of royalties.