Davison, Frank Dalby, 1893-1970
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Writer and novelist, Frank Dalby Davison won the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal for his novel Man Shy (1931). His interest in soil erosion and deforestation led to his stories Blue Coast Caravan (1935), The Wasteland (1935), and Children of the Dark People (1936). Davison was awarded a Commonwealth Literary Fund Fellowship in 1939-1940. He made political commentary through his literature "to reveal the Australian situation and to promote liberal democratic values." He saw literature as a means by which people might be helped to know themselves and their society as a necessary prelude to reform.
From the description of Papers of Frank Dalby Davison [manuscript]. 1859-1970. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225644327
Frank Dalby Davison was an Australian author, best known for 'Dusty' and 'Man shy'.
From the description of Letters [manuscript]. 1932-1970. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222881461
Australian novelist. Author of "Man-shy", "The wells of Beersheba" and "Dusty".
From the description of Letter and book of "Man-shy" [manuscript]. 1931-1932. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225849622
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Subjects:
- Authors, Australian
- Authors, Australian
- Conservation of natural resources in literature
- Novelists
Occupations:
- Authors
- Novelists
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- Australia (as recorded)
