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Author's note states that the novel was written in 1937 but not published until 1985.
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“A Ferocious Struggle of Murder… Being Waged Here, Here”: Re-visiting Jack Lindsay’s The Blood Vote
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queensland Journal of Labour History , September no. 25 2017; (p. 63-66)
— Review of The Blood Vote 1985 single work novel 'One hundred years ago, Brisbane became the centre of the movement against militarism in Australia; the two referenda on compulsory conscription were one of Australia’s most divisive— and successfully fought—crises. Perhaps the most interesting history of this extraordinary story is still Ray Evans’ Loyalty and Disloyalty Social Conflict on the Queensland Homefront, 1914–1918 published in 1987 (even as it is, somewhat gender blind), but The Blood Vote, a novel, by Jack Lindsay, is a book that every Queenslander, every Brisbane resident should read, as one of the most important books of our cultural and political heritage (even as it is, somewhat gender blind). Illuminating the ‘human aspects behind the facts of history’, is how Lindsay describes his fiction, and that’s exactly what this novel does as it provides a bridge for contemporary readers from the dry newspapers of Trove through to the time of war. Lindsay was living and breathing the vibe in Brisbane in 1917.' (Introduction) -
Review : The Blood Vote
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 171)
— Review of The Blood Vote 1985 single work novel -
Review : The Blood Vote
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 9 May 1986; (p. 498)
— Review of The Blood Vote 1985 single work novel -
Lindsay's Time Capsule Comes to Life
1985
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 9 April vol. 107 no. 5462 1985; (p. 96-97) -
The Forgotten Novel Jack Lindsay Wrote About Brisbane
1985
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 20 April 1985; (p. 28)
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The Lie of the Land
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , December no. 101 1985; (p. 92-94)
— Review of Illywhacker 1985 single work novel ; The Blood Vote 1985 single work novel -
Blood on the Ballot Box
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 June 1985; (p. 43)
— Review of The Blood Vote 1985 single work novel -
Blooding of a Pacifist
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 25-26 May 1985; (p. 16)
— Review of The Blood Vote 1985 single work novel -
Perplexed by the Modern World
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 22 June 1985; (p. B2)
— Review of The Blood Vote 1985 single work novel -
Politics in the Family : Skilfully and Deftly Sketched
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 72 1985; (p. 31)
— Review of The Blood Vote 1985 single work novel -
Lindsay's Time Capsule Comes to Life
1985
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 9 April vol. 107 no. 5462 1985; (p. 96-97) -
Jack Lindsay : Writer-in-Exile
1985
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 April 1985; (p. 25) -
The Forgotten Novel Jack Lindsay Wrote About Brisbane
1985
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 20 April 1985; (p. 28)
Last amended 22 Sep 2015 16:34:00
Subjects:
- Brisbane, Queensland,
Settings:
- 1910s
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