The Beginnings of an Australian Literature [Bibliographica Historica Australia Series]. by Patchett Martin, A. (Arthur) - 1998

Canberra: Mulini Press, 1998. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, card cover, minimal edgewear, sticker mark front free flyleaf, copy 1. 48 pp. An essay on the beginnings of Australian literature, by Arthur Patchett Martin. A facsimile, originally published in London in 1898, and based on an address delivered at the South Place Institute, London. The author was the publicist who introduced Adam Lindsay Gordon to English readers. He had long advocated for a distinctive Australian literature criticism of Australian writers. (No 6 in the 'Bibliographica Historica Australia Series' from Mulini Press.) (1 of 2 available copies.).