Struggle and Storm. The Life and Death of Francis Adams. by Tasker, Meg - 2001

Melbourne University Press. Used - Like New. 2001. Hardcover. Fine.

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… Read More

Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2001. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A biography of passion, achievement and tragedy i n late 19th century Australia. 260pp, index, notes. Excellent copy Size: 8vo

Melbourne; Melbourne University Press; 2001. hardcover and dustwrapper in very good condition. 259 pages, b/w photos

University of Melbourne Press, Melbourne, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 259 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Francis William Lauderdale Adams (1862-1893)--poet, novelist, social analyst and journalist--made a significant place for himself in Australian literary and cultural history. Born in England, he was a self-consciously modern writer of the fin de siècle; the theme of suicide figured frequently in his writings, and in death he embodied the romantic myth of the consumptive artist. His impact on Australian cultural history was larger than the merely personal. He influenced a whole generation of idealistic young socialists in Australia, and had a leading role in the development of the Australian labour movement. Much of his best work was concerned with Australian… Read More

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