The four-legged lottery, (1958)

 
Containers:
Box 67-70 (MS 4887)
Component identifier:
Series 10
Content Summary:

Hardy's novel The four-legged lottery follows a gambler's fortunes in Melbourne during the period 1930-50. It was first published by T. Werner Laurie Ltd in London in 1958. Later publications were by World Distributors (Manchester) Ltd (1959), Horwitz (1969), Gold Star Publications (1972) and Rigby (1976). There are German, Russian and Czechoslovakian translations.

Handwritten and annotated typescript drafts, copies of the completed manuscript notes for a film treatment of the novel written in 1969, and a small number of letters complete the series. Hardy's correspondence with publishers William Heinemann Ltd who represented T. Werner Laurie Ltd in Australia, and with Curtis Brown Ltd and The Bodley Head in London, dates from 1957 until 1970. In addition there are letters received from readers after the original publication of the book.

Further material is located in the 1979 consignment.

Immediate source of acquisition:
The papers of the writer Frank Hardy were purchased by the Library in seven consignments between 1975 and 1988.

Access and use

Parent Restrictions:
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Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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