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Manuscript of article published in reduced form in 'The Bulletin', 22 Feb 1961, p. 52.
Herbert, Xavier, 1901-1984
Manuscript of article published in reduced form in 'The Bulletin', 22 Feb 1961, p. 52.
Herbert, Xavier, 1901-1984
Unpublished novel based on author's life in Croftby, South East Queensland. Also 2 page synopsis.
England, E. M. (Edith Mary), 1899-1979
Handwritten translation from the German of Friedrich Hebbel's play 'Herod and Mariamne.' Presented by Leslie Holdsworth Allen to Muriel and Harry Warlow-Davies.
Allen, Leslie Holdsworth, 1879-
Letters from Xavier Herbert to Robert Roseman
Letters from Xavier Herbert written to his editor Robert Roseman at Collins Publishers during the final year of writing his novel Poor Fellow My Country.
Roseman, Robert
Letters dated 4 Mar 1963, 12 Mar 1963 and 27 Jul 1963, to E.M. [Penelope] England from Jessie Clark, congratulating England on her poetry and discussing it in some detail.
Clark, Jessie
Preliminary design for the dustjacket of Xavier Herbert's Poor fellow my country
Preliminary design for the dustjacket of the Miles Franklin Award winning novel, first published in Sydney by Collins in 1975. Oil painting on stiff card, the size of the book, 29 x 51 cm folded as a dustjacket. The rough sketch by Crooke shows his initial thoughts regarding the design of the wrapper. The bleak landscape insert would be reworked and developed to encompass the whole jacket. Accompanied by finished cover with annotations.
Crooke, Ray, 1922-
Correspondence with F.D.O. Fielding, 1976
Letters (3) 20 July 1976 - 24 September 1976 to F.D.O. Fielding, discussing the translation of 'Poor Fellow My Country' into Japanese.
Also 3 letters from F.D.O. Fielding to Xavier Herbert, commenting on 'Poor Fellow My Country' and the federal political situation.
Herbert, Xavier, 1901-1984
Gyges and his ring: a tragedy in five acts, 1910,
Translation from the German of Friedrich Hebbel's play 'Gyges and his ring.'
Presented by Allen to Muriel and Harry Warlow-Davies.
Allen, Leslie Holdsworth, 1879-