Physical description

Printed book. Paperback. 212 pages. 12 pages of plates. Citation: Adams, Paul, The Stranger from Melbourne: Frank Hardy a Literary Biography, 1944 - 1975, Nedlands, W.A.: University of Western Australia Press, 1999.
BDMHS Location: AR/SU63/S2

Publication type

non-fiction

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 literary biography concentrating on the years 1944 to 1975 during which Hardy published most of his important works.