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'The story revolves around the vicar of a New England country town and his conflicts during the First World War.'
Source: Blurb.
Notes
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Dedication: For my family and in memory of Rev. B. Linden Webb
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Author's note: While this novel refers to and is based on a number of real events all the characters, incluing those holding particular offices, are fictional.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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North and North-West : Beloved Novels and Tales Set in Further/Northern New England
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Tales from New England 2008; (p. 165-194) -
Anzac and Why I Write
1996
single work
biography
— Appears in: Kunapipi , [Double Issue] vol. 18 no. 2-3 1996; (p. 332-333) -
Visions and Histories
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Editions , March-April no. 10 1991; (p. 11)
— Review of Benton's Conviction 1985 single work novel ; Footwork 1988 selected work poetry ; Invisible Histories 1989 selected work short story poetry biography -
Geoff Page, Just Getting it Right For Himself
1987
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 22 August 1987; (p. B6) -
New Fiction : A Village Hampden, Wasting Sweetness and the Short Annals of the Poor
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , March vol. 30 no. 3 1986; (p. 80-83)
— Review of Foxybaby 1985 single work novel ; Benton's Conviction 1985 single work novel ; A Long Time Dying 1985 selected work short story
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New Fiction : A Village Hampden, Wasting Sweetness and the Short Annals of the Poor
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , March vol. 30 no. 3 1986; (p. 80-83)
— Review of Foxybaby 1985 single work novel ; Benton's Conviction 1985 single work novel ; A Long Time Dying 1985 selected work short story -
Problems from an Absent God
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , September no. 100 1985; (p. 96-98)
— Review of The Doubleman 1985 single work novel ; Benton's Conviction 1985 single work novel -
A Fine First Novel from No-Frills Poet
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3 August 1985; (p. 47)
— Review of Benton's Conviction 1985 single work novel -
Novel of War, of Personal Conflicts, of Conscience
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 13 October 1985; (p. 3)
— Review of Benton's Conviction 1985 single work novel -
On the Killing Fields
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 17-18 August 1985; (p. 15)
— Review of Benton's Conviction 1985 single work novel -
North and North-West : Beloved Novels and Tales Set in Further/Northern New England
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Tales from New England 2008; (p. 165-194) -
Geoff Page, Just Getting it Right For Himself
1987
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 22 August 1987; (p. B6) -
Anzac and Why I Write
1996
single work
biography
— Appears in: Kunapipi , [Double Issue] vol. 18 no. 2-3 1996; (p. 332-333) -
A Poets Conviction
1985
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Muse , September no. 48 1985; (p. 6-7) -
Short Story Becomes a Novel
1985
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 28 September 1985; (p. 12)
Awards
- 1985 shortlisted National Book Council Award for Australian Literature
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