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The Legend of Frank the Poet : Convict Heritage Recovered or Created?
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Colonial History , no. 18 2016; (p. 1-22)' In 1979, the then eminence grise of Australian folk music, John Meredith, with his co-researcher Rex Whalan, published what they claimed were the extant literary remains of 'Frank the Poet'. They gathered seventeen items of verse which they attributed to an Irish convict, Francis MacNamara, adding what appears to be a quite thorough investigation of surviving convict records to create a brief biography. Invited to write the foreword, the celebrated historian, Professor Russel Ward, offered a prediction.' (Introduction)
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Frank the Poet - A Post Postscript
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , October no. 112 1988; (p. 63) -
The Less Rebellious Frank the Poet
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , October no. 112 1988; (p. 58-63)
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The Less Rebellious Frank the Poet
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , October no. 112 1988; (p. 58-63) -
Frank the Poet - A Post Postscript
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , October no. 112 1988; (p. 63) -
The Legend of Frank the Poet : Convict Heritage Recovered or Created?
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Colonial History , no. 18 2016; (p. 1-22)' In 1979, the then eminence grise of Australian folk music, John Meredith, with his co-researcher Rex Whalan, published what they claimed were the extant literary remains of 'Frank the Poet'. They gathered seventeen items of verse which they attributed to an Irish convict, Francis MacNamara, adding what appears to be a quite thorough investigation of surviving convict records to create a brief biography. Invited to write the foreword, the celebrated historian, Professor Russel Ward, offered a prediction.' (Introduction)
- A Convict's Tour to Hell 1839 single work poetry
- Frank the Poet : The Life and Works of Francis MacNamara 1979 selected work criticism poetry biography
- The Man from the Misty Mountains : Memoirs and Poems of James Henry Sturgiss 1890-1983 1986 collected work short story correspondence biography autobiography poetry