Physical description

Printed book. Paperback. 291 pages. Pages 1-32 missing. Citation: Adams, Paul and Lee, Christopher (eds), Frank Hardy and the Literature of Commitment, Carlton North, Vic., Vulgar Press, 2003.
BDMHS Location: AR/SU63/S2

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

Cover sub-title: "Featuring the key to 'Power without glory"

Summary

The writer and novelist Frank Hardy spent most of his childhood and early adulthood in Bacchus Marsh. Hardy wrote numerous works of fiction and non-fiction in his lifetime. His most famous work is the 1950 novel, 'Power Without Glory'. A short story collection titled 'Legends from Benson's Valley, published in 1963 is loosely based upon his early lifetime memories of living in Bacchus Marsh during the 1930s. Hardy was was an active member of the Communist Party of Australia for most of his life. He tried unsuccessfully on two occasions to be elected to the Federal Parliament as a representative of the Communist party. Hardy died in North Carlton, Melbourne in 1994 aged 76.
This work is a collection of critical essays about Hardy's work and life by several different writers and critics. It also includes a posthumously published essay by Hardy and Dave Nadel's 'key to Power Without Glory'.