Struggle and Storm: The Life and Death of Francis Adams

Melbourne University Press, Carlton South, Vic, Australia, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Various. 600 g; XII, 260 pages, last page blank, illustrated end pages, chapter notes, bibliography, index, text is illustrated with black-and-white line drawings, and black-and-white plates. This is the first full-length biographical study of Frances Adams -- poet, novelist, social analyst and journalist, who made a significant place for himself in Australian literary and cultural history. He influenced a whole generation of idealistic young socialists in Australia, and played a role in the development of the Australian labour movement. Much of his best work was concerned with Australian social and political developments in the years leading up to Federation, and his book the Australians (1893) is a much quoted classic of Australian social commentary. He was an early and influential spokesman for the Australian nationalism of the 1890s, articulating ideas of democracy and independence from England. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Politics & Government; Biography; Australia; ISBN: 0522849466. ISBN/EAN: 9780522849462. Inventory No: 0218524. . 9780522849462