Other published books, 1950-94

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Series 31

Content Summary:

This series comprises published writings, written and edited by Dutton, and arranged chronologically by date of first publication. Publications represented in this series include: The mortal and the marble (London: Chapman Hall, 1950): The mortal and the marble is a novel written by Dutton. The series includes manuscripts and typescripts. For related material (such as agreement with publisher and proposed film adaptation) see also Series 37. A long way south (London: Chapman Hall, 1953): A long way south comprises an account of Dutton's journey by car from London to Australia, through Europe, the Middle East, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka, in the early 1950s. Africa in black and white (London: Chapman Hall, 1956): Africa in black and white concerns travels through Africa. States of the union (London: Chapman Hall, 1958): Dutton wrote in the preface that 'This book is based on the people, places and ideas my wife and I encountered in the course of a car journey through the USA' in the 1950s. Patrick White (Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1961): The book, which is part of the 'Australian writers and their work' series, gives a brief account of Patrick White, a survey of his works and a critical assessment of his place in Australian literary history. Modern Australian writing: The books contains a collection of short stories and poems by Australian authors and poets edited by Geoffrey Dutton. The contributors include Judith Wright, Patrick White, Rosemary Dobson, David Campbell, Max Harris, James McAuley, A.D. Hope and Randolph Stow. Andy (London: Collins, 1968): A revised edition of the novel Andy was published as Flying low in 1992. For papers relating to the later edition see Series 29. Tamara: A novel published in London by Collins in 1970. A taste of history: Geoffrey Dutton's South Australia: A history of South Australia based on a series of television program of the same name made for the ABC. It was published in Adelaide by Rigby in 1978. The wedge-tailed eagle: stories: A collection of short stories. It was first published by Macmillan in 1980 and was reissued by Sun Books in 1983. City life in old Australia: A pictorial history published by Currey O'Neil in 1984. The book of Australian islands (South Melbourne: Macmillan, 1986): The book contains chapters written by 16 Australians, under the general editorship of Geoffrey Dutton, about their special islands. The contributors include Mark O'Connor, Margaret Hazzard, Nancy Keesing, Stephen Murray-Smith, Manning Clark, Geoffrey Dutton and Vincent Serventy. The Australian bedside book: a selection of writings from 'The Australian Literary Supplement' , edited by Geoffrey Dutton (South Melbourne: Macmillan, 1987): Dutton was editor of The Australian Literary Supplement from 1985 to 1988. Waterways of Sydney: a sketchbook: The book contains short texts of places on the Sydney's waterfront, including Lady Bay, Vaucluse Bay, Nielsen Park, Glebe Point, Tarban Creek, Middle Harbour, Berowa Waters and Port Hacking. It is illustrated with drawings by Cedric Emmanuel. Images of Melbourne: a sketchbook, drawings by Kay Stewart; text by Geoffrey Dutton (Ferntree Gully: Houghton Mifflin, 1989): The book contains brief descriptions of well known places in Melbourne, including Flinders Street Station, Yarra River, Old Melbourne Gaol, Mietta's, Meat Market Craft Centre, Victorian Tapestry Workshop, St Patrick's Cathedral, Royal Arcade, Victorian Arts Centre and Lygon Street.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers were purchased in a number of instalments. The bulk of the papers were received from Geoffrey Dutton between 1986 and 1998, with a further two small instalments received from his partner, Robin Lucas, in 2002 and 2003.

Names:

Geoffrey Dutton

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