Frances De Groen Frances De Groen i(A2601 works by) (a.k.a. Fran De Groen)
Gender: Female
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1 Barbara Hanrahan : A Biography by Annette Stewart Frances De Groen , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: JASAL , no. 10 2010;
1 Risus Sardonicus Frances De Groen , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Serious Frolic : Essays on Australian Humour 2009; (p. 69-80)
1 13 y separately published work icon Serious Frolic : Essays on Australian Humour Frances De Groen (editor), Peter Kirkpatrick (editor), St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2009 Z1547318 2009 anthology criticism
1 Made in England, 'The Road From Singapore' and "I Think I'll Live' : Reflections on Mid-Twentieth-Century National Identity Frances De Groen , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 67 no. 1-2 2007; (p. 319-332)
1 y separately published work icon Southerly War & Captivity vol. 65 no. 2 Frances De Groen (editor), 2005 Z1232374 2005 periodical issue
1 Untitled Frances De Groen , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , July no. 17 2003;

— Review of A Long and Winding Road : Xavier Herbert's Literary Journey Sean Monahan , 2003 single work criticism
1 2 Xavier Herbert (1901-1984) Frances De Groen , 2002 single work biography
— Appears in: Australian Writers, 1915-1950 2002; (p. 151-161)
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 Convicts, Coolies and Colonialism : Reorienting the Prisoner-of-War Narrative Frances De Groen , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies in the 21st Century 2001; (p. [86]-94)
Frances de Groen looks at prisoner of war writings from the Pacific War as a branch of prison literature rather than of war literature. The author also discusses parallels between prisoner of war narratives and convict literature and allusions to the Robinson Crusoe myth in both.
1 Women and "Selves" Frances De Groen , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 60 no. 1 2000; (p. 203-212)

— Review of Eleanor Dark : A Writer's Life Barbara Brooks , Judith Clark , 1998 single work biography ; Woman and Herself : A Critical Study of the Works of Barbara Hanrahan Annette Stewart , 1998 single work criticism ; Australian Lives : An Oxford Anthology 1998 anthology biography extract autobiography
1 2 y separately published work icon Australian Writing and the City : Refereed Proceedings of the 1999 Conference Held at the New South Wales Writers' Centre Sydney 2-6 July 1999 Frances De Groen (editor), Ken A. Stewart (editor), Sydney : Association for the Study of Australian Literature , 2000 Z797830 2000 anthology criticism
1 Judicious Editions Frances De Groen , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 156 1999; (p. 92-93)

— Review of The Oxford Book of Australian Letters 1998 anthology correspondence biography
1 20 y separately published work icon Xavier Herbert : A Biography Frances De Groen , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1998 Z403827 1998 single work biography This first biography of Xavier Herbert (1901-1984) explores the contradictions at the core of his turbulent life and career. It charts his lifelong quest to discover the reality of his existence and to forge a larger-than-life identity.
1 [Review] David Williamson : A Writer's Career Frances De Groen , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 18 no. 1 1997; (p. 105-107)

— Review of David Williamson : A Writer's Career Brian Kiernan , 1990 single work biography
1 ALS Gold Medal Winner: Helen Demidenko : Judges Response - 2nd Reiteration Frances De Groen , Peter Kirkpatrick , Ken A. Stewart , 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: Notes & Furphies , October no. 35 1995; (p. 3)
1 The "Boys' Own" Herbert Frances De Groen , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: LiNQ , October vol. 21 no. 2 1994; (p. 125-130)

— Review of South of Capricornia : Short Stories 1925-1934 Xavier Herbert , 1990 selected work short story
1 Dymphna Cusack's `Comets Soon Pass': The Genius and the Potato Wife Frances De Groen , 1994 single work criticism
— Appears in: Wallflowers and Witches : Women and Culture in Australia 1910-1945 1994; (p. 91-104)
1 Xavier Herbert, Journalist? Frances De Groen , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 16 no. 1 1993; (p. 116-118)
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 y separately published work icon Xavier Herbert : Episodes from Capricornia, Poor Fellow My Country and Other Fiction, Nonfiction and Letters : Introduction Frances De Groen (editor), Peter Pierce (editor), St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1992 Z442893 1992 single work criticism
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