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Xavier Herbert Xavier Herbert i(A19161 works by) (birth name: Alfred Jackson) (a.k.a. Alfred Francis Xavier Herbert; A. X. Herbert)
Also writes as: E. Norden ; Alfred Jackson ; Herbert Astor
Born: Established: 15 May 1901 Geraldton, Geraldton area, Dongara - Geraldton - Northampton area, Southwest Western Australia, Western Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 10 Nov 1984 Alice Springs, Southern Northern Territory, Northern Territory,
Gender: Male
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1 1 y separately published work icon Survival Giants of Iron Xavier Herbert , (Manuscript version)x401238 Z950182 single work novella
1 The Facts of the Publication of Capricornia : For the Literary Record Xavier Herbert , single work
1 From : Capricornia Xavier Herbert , 2009 extract novel (Capricornia : A Novel)
— Appears in: Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature 2009; (p. 449-463)
1 From : The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea Xavier Herbert , 2004 extract novel (The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea)
— Appears in: Australia Literature : Themes & Selected Readings 2004; (p. 205-220)
1 Clothes Make a Man Xavier Herbert , 2004 extract novel (Capricornia : A Novel)
— Appears in: Australia Literature : Themes & Selected Readings 2004; (p. 171-204)
1 From : Poor Fellow My Country Xavier Herbert , 2002 extract novel (Poor Fellow My Country)
— Appears in: Hot Iron Corrugated Sky : 100 Years of Queensland Writing 2002; (p. 170-171)
1 3 The Ape-Men of Mobongu Herbert Astor , 2002 single work children's fiction children's adventure
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , December vol. 12 no. 3 2002; (p. 10-18) Written in 1927 and set 'in the heart of Dutch New Guinea', The Ape-men of Mobongu tells of two young 'adventurers', Bob and Wally, who meet up with the scientist Dr, Holt and sail along the Sepik river. The trio encounter the legendary ape-men, hybrid beasts purported to be '...spirit giants, the souls of monkeys men have killed, come back to the world for revenge' (11). The ape-men have a colonial explorer, Colin Wills, held captive at their colony who is eventually rescued by the three adventurers, who use science and bush knowledge to escape from the wild, hybrid beasts.
1 12 y separately published work icon Xavier Herbert : Letters Xavier Herbert , Laurie Hergenhan (editor), Frances De Groen (editor), St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2002 Z979910 2002 selected work correspondence This selection from Herbert's voluminous correspondence includes letters to forty five individuals and organizations - his wife Sadie, friends, acquaintances, political and literary figures. The letters are arranged in six individually titled sections: 'Black Betrayal' and Failure (1929-1934); Exiled in Capricornia Country (1935-1938); Literary Lion in Love and War (1938-1947); Northern Wanderer (1947-1968); Writer, Chemist and Disturbing Element (1964-1968); Poor Fellow Dreaming (1970-1979). The letters are interspersed with explanatory biographical material. The editors have also provided a glossary, biographical notes on correspondents and notes on persons mentioned in the letters.
1 Xavier Herbert : Letters and Literary Logs Xavier Herbert , 1992 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Xavier Herbert : Episodes from Capricornia, Poor Fellow My Country and Other Fiction, Nonfiction and Letters 1992; (p. 243-277)
1 6 y separately published work icon Xavier Herbert : Episodes from Capricornia, Poor Fellow My Country and Other Fiction, Nonfiction and Letters Xavier Herbert , Frances De Groen (editor), Peter Pierce (editor), St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1992 Z509250 1992 selected work short story prose extract correspondence criticism interview biography humour
1 Me and My Shadow (from Me and My Shadow) Xavier Herbert , 1992 extract
— Appears in: Xavier Herbert : Episodes from Capricornia, Poor Fellow My Country and Other Fiction, Nonfiction and Letters 1992; (p. 195-200)
1 Poor Fellow My Country (from Poor Fellow My Country) Xavier Herbert , 1992 extract novel (Poor Fellow My Country)
— Appears in: Xavier Herbert : Episodes from Capricornia, Poor Fellow My Country and Other Fiction, Nonfiction and Letters 1992; (p. 149-192)
1 Disturbing Element (from Disturbing Element) Xavier Herbert , 1992 extract autobiography (Disturbing Element)
— Appears in: Xavier Herbert : Episodes from Capricornia, Poor Fellow My Country and Other Fiction, Nonfiction and Letters 1992; (p. 137-143)
1 Soldiers' Women (from Soldiers' Women) Xavier Herbert , 1992 extract novel (Soldiers' Women)
— Appears in: Xavier Herbert : Episodes from Capricornia, Poor Fellow My Country and Other Fiction, Nonfiction and Letters 1992; (p. 115-134)
1 Seven Emus (from Seven Emus) Xavier Herbert , 1992 extract novel (Seven Emus)
— Appears in: Xavier Herbert : Episodes from Capricornia, Poor Fellow My Country and Other Fiction, Nonfiction and Letters 1992; (p. 105-109)
1 The Little Widow (from The Little Widow) Xavier Herbert , 1992 extract
— Appears in: Xavier Herbert : Episodes from Capricornia, Poor Fellow My Country and Other Fiction, Nonfiction and Letters 1992; (p. 95-100)
1 Capricornia (from Capricornia) Xavier Herbert , 1992 extract novel (Capricornia : A Novel)
— Appears in: Xavier Herbert : Episodes from Capricornia, Poor Fellow My Country and Other Fiction, Nonfiction and Letters 1992; (p. 39-86)
1 God in the Silver Sea Xavier Herbert , 1991 extract novel (Capricornia : A Novel)
— Appears in: North of the Ten Commandments : A Collection of Northern Territory Literature 1991; (p. 322-326)
1 Jock Driver's Funeral Xavier Herbert , 1991 extract novel (Capricornia : A Novel)
— Appears in: North of the Ten Commandments : A Collection of Northern Territory Literature 1991; (p. 180-182)
1 The Coming of the Dingoes Xavier Herbert , 1991 extract novel (Capricornia : A Novel)
— Appears in: North of the Ten Commandments : A Collection of Northern Territory Literature 1991; (p. 29-33)
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