Description
SECONDHAND BOOK
Nettie Palmer’s warm and informative journal, Fourteen Years, is here reproduced in full, along with a rich selection of her poems, reviews and literary journalism. The prolific output during the twenties and thirties of this distinguished poet, biographer, literary critic, diarist, letter-writer, editor and translator has not been widely appreciated, as much of her work has been inaccessible until now. Together with her writer husband Vance, Nettie Palmer played a vital role in the development and reception of Australian literature.
Fourteen Years, presented in facsimile to preserve the charm of the original illustrated edition, reflects the emergence of a new generation of writers who were seeking to define their own sense of national character. This remarkable journal is a wide-ranging account of literary and personal encounters in Australia and Europe with such figures as Miles Franklin, Katharine Susannah Prichard, John Shaw Neilsen, F.R. Leavis and Andre Gide, all presented with Nettie Palmer’s customary poise and highly individual style. The editor’s notes and the index to Fourteen Years are an invaluable addition to this volume.
Specifications:
Condition: Fair – yellowed pages and creased spine but no major marks or damages.
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Year: 1988
Format: Paperback
Pages: 548pp
ISBN: 9780702221309
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