Jesus in Books Occupies Many Roles Across Histories
A survey of works on the historical Jesus through the ages from medieval piety to Enlightenment rationalism and modern controversial theories. Notable titles include Schweitzer’s Quest, Graves King Jesus, Muggeridge’s Jesus, and Schonfield’s Sacred Seed, with critique of their methods and aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Strausa
Renan
Albert Schweitzer
Aéacooby
Scelds
Donovan Joyce
Schonfield
Joh Gro
Dolgan's Gulag Memoir Trails Brutal Survival in Camp System
A review surveys Alexander Dolgun's account of eight years in Soviet camps and five years’ attempt to leave the USSR. It details torture methods, survival tactics, and a precarious return to Moscow before finally reaching the West in 1971, noting strong, sometimes questioned, veracity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.D
United States
Soviet Union
West
Moscow
Alexander
States
Solzhenitsyn
Lubyanka
Lefortovo
Sukhanovka
Central Asia
Ekxitestuz
Inn Dent
Dalgun
Ivan Denisovich
Dolgan
KGB
Dolgun
Een
A&R Prize In Modern Fashion Then and Now
A&R prize details a Black Comedy entry from Pg town with a prize pool around 975 to 2000 dollars. Roberton will publish a runner-up piece describing a modern of manners titled Death of the Early Morning Hero. New Zealander Gary Long wins, Geoff Pike’s Henry sold to Pan for an advance after prior success.
Nelson award honors Alan Marroe for outstanding writing
The Nelson award recognizes Alan Marroe for his exceptional storytelling ability in Australian writing. Thoms Nelson along with peer L aural Marshall Award praised his contributions and commitment to the craft. The award highlights the best ability to tell stories in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Marroe
Austis
Thoms
A History of Angling reviewed with humour and critique
A book review examines Angling history from antiquity to modern times. It highlights Charles Chenevitr Trench’s work, praising charm and social commentary while noting technical debates on casting, baiting, and presentation. The reviewer reflects on personal learning and lingering gaps.
Notable 1975 Book Buys From Australia and Abroad
A survey of 1975 books features Collins, University of Queensland Press, and Secker and Warburg editions. It highlights David Ireland and Laurie Clancy novels, Michael Wilding entries, and Anthony Powell and Saul Bellow works. The piece notes Australian verse by A D Hope and foreign titles on war and memory in a bustling literary market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ireland
Frank Clune
Ben Hall
Ciune
The
Best Books Published in 1975 Review
A lively survey of notable 1975 publications across fiction and non fiction. Highlights include Compton Burnett and Michael Holroyd biographies, Malcolm Elwin’s Byron study, John Ritchie’s Australian Axis, and Manchester’s The Glory and the Dream. Also lists popular paperbacks and urges readers to enjoy a year’s reading before heading to Singapore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Compton-Burnett i
Gollancz
Michael Holroyd
Augustus John
Heinemann
RR. M. Crawford
G. Arnold Wood
William Manchester
United States
Michael Joseph
John Ritchies
Michael
Armada wrecks reveal Armada's flaws and salvage
An archaeology led recovery details three Spanish ships wrecked off Ireland and Ireland’s coast, revealing weak Spanish construction and faulty gun casting. The project, begun 1968, uncovered cannon and shot from Santa Maria de la Rosa, El Gran Grison, and La Trinidad Valencera, aided by divers and researchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravelines
Sydney Wignall
John Grattan
Colin Martin
Winnall
Santa Maria de la Rosa
Blasket Sound
Ireland
Ryan
Connaught
la Trinidad Valencera
Bay of Kin
Passages of Time: An Australian Woman 1890 1974 review
The work by Mary Edgworth David is read as a social history of a middle class Sydney family and a woman's private voyage to independence. It highlights era changes, class constraints, and the author’s restrained maturation from youth to a self defined, private liberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M David
Sydney
Mary Edgworth David
University of Uensland Press
Mary David
Kambala
William Cullen
A. P. Herbert
Henry Parkes
A. Spooner Spooneriam
Tike
Australia
Mary
Tasmanian Legislative Council
Gifted Children and Their Problems reviewed
A critical review of Peter Rowlands's Gifted Children and Their Problems discusses how one in ten children may be exceptionally intelligent yet fail to reach potential within standard schooling. It notes case histories, debates on NAGC biases, and questions whether the education system supports top talent or leaves some gifted youths in bleak mediocrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Fairfax
Etter
Rowlands
Alan
Uni
Inter
Phate
Anand
Tolkien scholar J B R R Tolkien as editor of medieval works
The article notes J B R Tolkien’s fame for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and highlights his expertise in Middle English. Allen and Unwin publish Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Pearl and Sir Orfeo, a 149 page volume priced at 12.95, with a new translation.
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J.B. R. Tolkien
The
Allen and Unwin
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Pearl
Sir Orfeo
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Man Who
Malcolm Muggeridge
Collins
Robert Graves
Judea
Craver
Muggeridge
Punch
Muggridge
Ussr
Stalin
Ryumin
Gulag
Alexander Dolgan
Alexander Dalgun
Patrick Watson
Collins/Harvill
Rosh
Reland
Aeter
Wal
Ict Affairs
Fe CIA Blake
Papa
Lips
Lefertove
Dehezkazgan
A&r Prize
Nelson Award
Breniamin Franklin
Franklin
Europe
Eveas
Charlies Chenevit Trench
Hart-Davis
Macgibbon
Peter Roseridge
Compeigne
David Malouts
Johnno
University of Queensland Pres
Brisbane
Judith Wright
Vivien Smith
Mettie Palmer
Bodley Head
Malcolm Elwin
Byron
Dontofen
P. Benchley
Pan
Harold Robbins
New English Library
Frederyk Forsyth
Cor
Irving Wallace
Corgi
Singapore
Scotland
Naly
Full Fathom Five
Chatto and Windus
Leonard Ward
Angus and Robertson
George Dick
William Nicholson
Nicholson
Parramatta Road
Ramsay's Bush
Sydney University
Peter Rowlands
J. M. Dent
Review
Barend Jan Terwiel
Dalton
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