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Amanda Laugesen, Rooted: An Australian History of Bad Language

by Rachel Franks | Dec 4, 2020 | Book Reviews

Amanda Laugesen, Rooted: An Australian History of Bad Language NewSouth Publishers, 2020, 314 pp. ISBN: 9781742236636, p/bk, AUD$32.99 ‘Oh, that book is for Rachel.’ It was a statement. A bit like ‘it’s started to rain’ or ‘it’s time to...

Meredith Lake, The Bible in Australia: A cultural history, updated edition

by Rachel Franks | Nov 20, 2020 | Book Reviews

Meredith Lake, The Bible in Australia: A cultural history, updated edition NewSouth Publishers, 2020, 518 pp. ISBN: 9781742237213, p/bk, AUS$32.99 Meredith Lake’s The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History is now available in a second edition. When I first reviewed...

Janet Lee, Fallen Among Reformers: Miles Franklin, Modernity, and the New Woman

by Rachel Franks | Sep 21, 2020 | Book Reviews

Janet Lee, Fallen Among Reformers: Miles Franklin, Modernity, and the New Woman Sydney University Press, June 2020, 168 pp. (plus works cited and index), ISBN: 9781743326886, p/bk, AUS$45.00 In a new full-length work on Miles Franklin (1879–1954), Janet Lee, Professor...

Kathryn Harkup, Death by Shakespeare: Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts

by Rachel Franks | Jul 27, 2020 | Book Reviews

Kathryn Harkup, Death by Shakespeare: Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts Bloomsbury, July 2020, 340 pp. (plus an appendix, bibliography, acknowledgements  and index), ISBN: 9781472958211, p/bk, AUS$29.99 The great Bard is well known for his plays and his poetry....

Mark Dunn, The Convict Valley: the bloody struggle on Australia’s early frontier

by Rachel Franks | Jun 1, 2020 | Book Reviews

Mark Dunn, The Convict Valley: the bloody struggle on Australia’s early frontier Allen & Unwin, 294 pp., ISBN: 9781760528645, p/bk, AUS$32.99 Mark Dunn opens his history of the Hunter Valley, The Convict Valley, with an observation from Lieutenant John Shortland....
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