A Certain Style: Beatrice Davis, a literary life (16pt Large Print Edition)

by Jacqueline Kent

Beatrice Davis, 1909-1992, was general editor at Angus and Robertson the main Australian publishing company from 1937 to 1973. There she discovered and published such writers as Thea Astley, Miles Franklin, Patricia Wrightson, Xavier Herbert and Hal Porter becoming a literary tastemaker in the process. A central figure in Australian literature - 'respected, feared, courted and berated.' Originally published to great acclaim in 2001, A Certain Style...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0369354958
• ISBN13: 9780369354952
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
• Length: 776 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"