Strange career of Richard Meagher
A critical review of the Richard Meagher case traces his role in Sydney’s 1495 murder trial. It examines Meagher’s lobbying for a Royal Commission, the resulting pardon, and his later exposure as a promoter of falsehoods while defending his client. The piece discusses ethics, Windeyer’s conduct, and Meagher’s political rise and eventual redemption under law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dean
Sydney
Thong Richard Meagher
Meagher
New South Wales Bar
Julian Salomons
Dom
Dean
Eng
Supreme Court
Leo
Ater
Australian Labor Party
New Southes
South Africa
Robert Menzies
Carleton Kemp Allen
Ichalice
British Commonwealth
Blackwell
W. P. Crick
Pearl
New ‘South Wales
Meaghét
Victoria
South Aus
New South Wales
Unhappiness of an Aimless Misfit in Prison of Her Skin
A 1946 US novel review traces Violette Leduc and the existential crisis of a young illegitimate girl in a provincial town. The piece notes mixed critical reception from Simone de Beauvoir and Sartre, critiques the translator's renderings, and argues the work marks a shift toward a psychiatric novel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violette Leduc
Hare Davis
Simone de Beauvoir
Cumra
Sartye
Missy
Letters of Australian writers reveal failure and fate
A crítica review of three volumes of letters by Hugh McCrae Henry Lawson and Adam Lindsay Gordon. The pieces explore how poverty, public indifference, and self-doubt shaped their careers and led to defeat. The editor Robert D Fitzgerald argues the letters offer a stark portrait of literary struggle and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fnte
Hugh McCrae
Robert D. Fitzgerald
Angus and Roberson
Henry Lawson
Colin Roderick
Angus and Robertson
Adam Lindwy Gordon
John Riddoch
Hugh Anderson
The
Hawthorn Press
Say
Gordon
Brighton
McCrae
Melhoure
Yarra
Lanyon
Hi Fe
Themerlves
Scatological Alls of All Nations Examines Bodily Odor Fear
Rosebury A retired microbiologist compiles lectures into a critique of cleanliness obsession arguing that body odors reflect ubiquitous microbes and that taboo against bodily functions shapes obscenity and censorship. The work surveys historical attitudes from Plato to Luther, tracing humor and horror in excretion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bourke
Rosebury
Hook
Freud
Plato
Homer
St Augustine
Wes
Luther
Academic study of a world of bad taste KITSCH
Review of Gillo Dorfles An Anthology of Bad Taste notes the book’s provocative aim to expose kitsch as cultural affliction. It highlights Dorfles’ dense illustrations, debates need for balance between technology and art, and his cautious stance on eradicating kitsch. The critic questions whether the work will shift thinking or merely provoke lingering satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillo Dorfles
Univerity of
Mita
Canberra
Ax Dorfles
Gillo- Dorfles
Ishara
Useful USEs of Printed English by Herbert Rees overview
A compact critical note on the Darton Longman edition priced at 355 dollars. The text claims to be a complete guide to correct presentation of printed words for authors editors sub editors and publishers. The excerpt reflects on the blurb style and back cover description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Rees
Darton
Longman
Todd
Guide poster and ine genuer in modern usage
Commentary on composition and style in print, noting editor conventions. Discusses italics quotation marks and other future uses, highlighting what is worth paying for in the editor’s craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moy
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Richard Meagher
Geoffrey Sawer
Darlinghurst
Leslie Blackwell
William Windeyer
Windeyer
Foreman
By James Grieve
Alking of Books
Hay Worn
Dalton
Dekeer
Dicker
Times
Robert Fitzgerald Han
Fen
Maurice Duntevy
LIFE
Theordot Roseburg
Secker and Warburg
Gay
Dryden
Rosebary
Rabelais
Swift
Lennie Bruce
Chlor
Ure
Gilla Dorfles
Studio Vita London
Yestercay
Dorties
Clement Greenberg
Frances Kelly
Hope Hax
Stortbat
Verity Hewitt
Mibsummer
Wiliam Dawber
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