Letter concerning Xavier Herbert [manuscript]. 1967.

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Letter concerning Xavier Herbert [manuscript]. 1967.

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Letter from Hew Roberts of the University of Western Australia Adult Education Board to WA State Archivist Mollie Lukis. Discusses difficult personality of Xavier Herbert as Roberts knew him.

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Herbert, Xavier, 1901-

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Emeritus Professor Laurie Hergenhan, Founding Editor, of the journal "Australian Literary Studies", worked extensively with Xavier Herbert. Xavier Herbert's best known novels are "Capricornia" (1938) and "Poor Fellow My Country" (1975). From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1976-1977. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223020754 From the description of Papers, 1976-1977. 1976-1977. (The University of Queensland Library). WorldCat record id: 44896497 X...

Roberts, Hew

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Xavier Herbert was the author of "Capricornia" and "Poor fellow my country". Born in Geraldton, Western Australia, he grew up there and in Fremantle. Later he lived in Melbourne, Sydney, Darwin, then England. He returned to Australia in 1932. "Capricornia" was published in 1938. In 1946 he settled with his wife Sadie at Redlynch, near Cairns, Queensland. "Poor fellow my country" won the Miles Franklin Award in 1975. From the description of Letter concerning Xavier Herbert [manuscript...