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A certain style: Beatrice Davis, a literary life

Jacqueline Kent

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Description:Beatrice Davis, 1902-1992, was Australia’s most acclaimed book editor, the ‘backroom girl of Australian literature’. As general editor at Angus and Robertson from the late thirties to the early seventies, she nurtured the talents of a host of well-known writers, including Thea Astley, Miles Franklin, Xavier Herbert, Ruth Park, Hal Porter and Patricia Wrightson. Her position as a judge of several major prizes, including the prestigious Miles Franklin Award, reinforced her pivotal role in Australia’s literary culture – a role that saw her by turns respected, feared, courted and berated. Jacqueline Kent’s compulsively readable, erudite and witty biography portrays a woman whose passion for living was as great as her passion for Australian literature.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A certain style: Beatrice Davis, a literary life. To get started finding A certain style: Beatrice Davis, a literary life, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 344

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Viking

Release: 2001

ISBN: 0670911313

Description: Beatrice Davis, 1902-1992, was Australia’s most acclaimed book editor, the ‘backroom girl of Australian literature’. As general editor at Angus and Robertson from the late thirties to the early seventies, she nurtured the talents of a host of well-known writers, including Thea Astley, Miles Franklin, Xavier Herbert, Ruth Park, Hal Porter and Patricia Wrightson. Her position as a judge of several major prizes, including the prestigious Miles Franklin Award, reinforced her pivotal role in Australia’s literary culture – a role that saw her by turns respected, feared, courted and berated. Jacqueline Kent’s compulsively readable, erudite and witty biography portrays a woman whose passion for living was as great as her passion for Australian literature.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A certain style: Beatrice Davis, a literary life. To get started finding A certain style: Beatrice Davis, a literary life, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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