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Sumner Locke Elliott Sumner Locke Elliott i(A56794 works by) (a.k.a. Sumner Locke Elliott; Sumner Locke-Elliott)
Born: Established: 17 Oct 1917 Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 23 Jun 1991 New York (City), New York (State),
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,
Gender: Male
Expatriate assertion Departed from Australia: Jul 1948
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Details of Works Taught

Text Unit Name Institution Year
y separately published work icon Careful, He Might Hear You Sumner Locke Elliott , London : Gollancz , 1963 Z256618 1963 single work novel (taught in 2 units)
— Appears in: Reader's Digest Condensed Books : Volume One, 1964, Winter Selections 1963;

'It’s the Great Depression. Six-year-old PS is an orphan. He lives in Sydney with his Aunt Lila. But all that is about to change. Now his Aunt Vanessa has decided to take proper care of him.

'Careful, He Might Hear You is one of the most extraordinary portraits of childhood in Australian fiction.' (Publication summary : Text Classics)

 		Australian Literature Deakin University 2016 (Semester 2)
y separately published work icon Careful, He Might Hear You Sumner Locke Elliott , London : Gollancz , 1963 Z256618 1963 single work novel (taught in 2 units)
— Appears in: Reader's Digest Condensed Books : Volume One, 1964, Winter Selections 1963;

'It’s the Great Depression. Six-year-old PS is an orphan. He lives in Sydney with his Aunt Lila. But all that is about to change. Now his Aunt Vanessa has decided to take proper care of him.

'Careful, He Might Hear You is one of the most extraordinary portraits of childhood in Australian fiction.' (Publication summary : Text Classics)

 		Introduction to Literature: Texts and Traditions Griffith University 2016 (Semester 1)
Text Unit Name Institution Year
y separately published work icon Rusty Bugles Sumner Locke Elliott , 1948 (Manuscript version)x400830 Z254884 1948 single work drama war literature (taught in 1 units) Australian Drama University of Queensland 2012
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