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Leslie Horsphol Leslie Horsphol i(A15834 works by)
Born: Established: 1922 ;
Gender: Male
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Leslie Horsphol spent his early years in Tahiti, before coming to Tasmania during the depression. He earned a living for a time as a travelling performer, before stowing away on a cargo ship to Victoria.

Horsphol fought in World War II, returning to Sydney after his service to become a scriptwriter, insurance salesman and actor. He has written drama, poetry, short stories, travel fiction and more general works about Australia, including Back of Beyond (1985) and The Story of Australia's Federation (1985).

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Notes

  • In the front of his To See with an Ear are listed a number of apparently unpublished works, many of them seemingly Australian outback travel books.
  • Also published Back of Beyond (1985) and The Story of Australia's Federation (1985).
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