Legends from Benson's Valley, (1963)
- Containers:
- Box 70-71 (MS 4887)
- Component identifier:
- Series 11
- Content Summary:
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Legends from Benson's Valley, a collection of short stories based on Hardy's recollections of his boyhood in Bacchus Marsh, was first published in 1963 by T. Werner Laurie Ltd. Later it was published by Horwitz (1967) and Rigby (1976). There was a Russian translation in 1964. It's moments like these, published by Gold Star Publications in 1972, comprised of all the stories in Legends from Benson's Valley with the exception of 'The eviction of Ernie Lyle'.
The papers contain Hardy's correspondence with his publishers from 1960 until 1973, letters from critics, and his negotiations in 1973 with the ABC concerning radio adaptation rights. There are also notes, manuscript and typescript drafts of the stories, unfinished and unpublished stories and the scripts of the ABC radio adaptation.
See also 1988 consignment (Box 224).
- 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:
- Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2060293).
- 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- Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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