Inside out : an autobiography / Robert Adamson
- Bib ID:
- 3068940
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Adamson, Robert, 1943-2022
- Online Version:
- Table of contents
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- Description:
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- Melbourne, Victoria : Text Publishing, 2004
- 342 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 1877008958
- Summary:
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Robert Adamson, one of Australia's greatest poets, tells his extraordinary story. After an enthralled childhood on the Hawkesbury River, he drifted into petty crime and theft, into boys' homes and prison, into impossible love. An inspirational story of personal redemption through the power of words.
- Full contents:
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- Machine derived contents note: 1 Paradise 1
- 2 Birds and Fish 15
- 3 On the Trail of Ptilorus magnificus 30
- 4 A Bittern by the Dam 47
- 5 Dingo 56
- 6 A Wedding Cake 68
- 7 Hallstrom's Wall 80
- 8 Where the Bees Make Royal Jelly 87
- 9 The Straight Mile 98
- 10 Teen Angel 105
- 11 The Strangest Animals in the World 114
- 12 Texas, Queensland 127
- 13 Stolen Goods 137
- 14 A Searchlight Opera 151
- 15 Never Go Back 166
- 16 A Pig Farmer's Son 176
- 17 Back at the Nest 188
- 18 Carol 198
- 19 A Bullet from the Bac of a Bush 211
- 20 Sappho at Maitland, 220
- 21 Hell Bent 240
- 22 A Knock at the Door 257
- 23 The New Season 280
- 24 Champagne and Oysters 306
- Jerusalem Bay 336
- Canticles on the Skin 339
- Acknowledgments 341.
- Notes:
- 2004 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Best non-fiction book, short list.
- Subject:
- Also Titled:
- Robert Adamson
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2092 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 2022
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2004
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