Papers relating to Jack Lindsay and Peter Porter. 1958-1983.

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Papers relating to Jack Lindsay and Peter Porter. 1958-1983.

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The collection chiefly comprises letters and publications by Jack Lindsay addressed to book collector George Hall, together with correspondence between Huggett and publishers of Lindsay's books. Items held include: *Correspondence, 1969, 1974, 1980-83: letters to Huggett from Inca and Vathek Books, the Mermaid Theatre, and Frederick Muller Publishers; a sequence of letters from Jack Lindsay to George Hall; and a letter from Peter Porter to Alan Brownjohn. *Photographs of Jack Lindsay in later life, taken at his home in Essex. *Mermaid Poetry programmes, 1973-74. *Signed copies of "The Discovery of Britain" (1958), "The Elegy of Haido" (1966), "Sean O'Casey Review", 1975 and 1976, with dedications by Lindsay.

4 cm. (4 folders)

Libraries Australia

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SNAC Resource ID: 7030394

Libraries Australia

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Lindsay, Jack, 1900-1990

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Poet, dramatist, editor, historian, translator, classicist, biographer, novelist and critic. Author of over 100 books. Born and raised in Australia, Lindsay migrated to England in 1926, where he co-founded the Fanfrolico Press with Jack Kirtley and P.R. Stephenson. From the description of Letters from Jack Lindsay to Mary McLean [manuscript]. 1937-1939. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 224057056 From the description of Papers of Jack Lindsay, [1942?]-1983 [manuscri...

Porter, Peter

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Porter is a Brisbane-born poet and writer. In 1951 he moved permanently to England where he has worked as a bookseller, journalist, clerk, advertising copywriter and freelance writer reviewing for journals including the New statesman, London magazine, The observer, Times literary supplement, Encounter and the New review. He is the author of numerous volumes of poetry and three radio plays, broadcast by the BBC. He was Writer-in-Residence at Sydney University in 1975 and at New England University...

Huggett, Colin.

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Colin Huggett is a private collector of literary manuscripts and publications, and lives in the United Kingdom. From the description of Papers relating to Jack Lindsay and Peter Porter. 1958-1983. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 221831739 ...