Geoffrey Cains - album of papers concerning Xavier Herbert, 1963, 1990-1991
Geoffrey Cains - album of papers concerning Xavier Herbert, 1963, 1990-1991
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1963, 1990-1991
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MLMSS 7149
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1 folder - 0.01 Meters
Textual Records - (manuscript)
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Fonds
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Bound volume. Includes:
1963; Letter received by Douglas Stewart from Xavier Herbert dated 5 May 1963, in which he compliments Stewart on his introduction to the Sirius edition of Herbert's novel Capricornia, and requests that his collection of short stories, Larger than life, be dedicated to his brother David. 2 pages.
1963; Letter rec...
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Geoffrey Cains - album of papers concerning Xavier Herbert, 1963, 1990-1991
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Acquired from New Century Antiquarian Books in 2002
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. Geoffrey Cains is a collector of Australian lit...
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MLMSS 7149
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nQR25Xq1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nQR25Xq1
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421269
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