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Adaptation of Hammers over the Anvil Alan Marshall , 1975 selected work short story autobiography
Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 Hammers over the Anvil
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

In 1910, Alan Marshall is a thirteen-year-old boy is dealing with the after-effects of polio but still dreams of being a famous horseman like the town's hero, East Driscoll. That summer, however, he learns a lesson that will ultimately shape the rest of his life.

Affiliation Notes

  • Writing Disability in Australia

    Type of disability Poliomyelitis.
    Type of character Primary.
    Point of view Third person.

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Works about this Work

Unsung Auteurs : Ann Turner Erin Free , 2022 single work essay
— Appears in: FilmInk , 12 May 2022;
Gems of Stage and Screen Christine Wallace , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 March 2012; (p. 5)
Disrupting Strength, Power and Perfect Bodies : Disability as Narrative Prosthesis in 1990s Australian National Cinema Katie Ellis , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Nebula , June vol. 7 no. 1-2 2010;
The Cinema of Alan Marshall Neil Rattigan , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November no. 17 2002; (p. 27-35)
Hammer and Tongs Missing the Point Rick Raftos , 1994 single work correspondence
— Appears in: The Age , 5 August 1994; (p. 12)
Hammers an Aussie Gem Walter Sullivan , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Daily Telegraph Mirror , 16 June 1994; (p. 38)
— Review of Hammers over the Anvil Peter Hepworth , 1992 single work film/TV
Good Intentions, But... Stan James , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 18 June 1994; (p. 25)
— Review of Hammers over the Anvil Peter Hepworth , 1992 single work film/TV
Gentle Tale - Thud of Passion Paul LePetit , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Telegraph , 19 June 1994; (p. 154)
— Review of Hammers over the Anvil Peter Hepworth , 1992 single work film/TV
Worth Seeing Sandra Hall , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 5 July vol. 116 no. 5927 1994; (p. 86)
— Review of Hammers over the Anvil Peter Hepworth , 1992 single work film/TV
New Releases Neil Jillett , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 July 1994; (p. 18)
— Review of Hammers over the Anvil Peter Hepworth , 1992 single work film/TV
The Cinema of Alan Marshall Neil Rattigan , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November no. 17 2002; (p. 27-35)
Gems of Stage and Screen Christine Wallace , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 March 2012; (p. 5)
Hammer and Tongs Missing the Point Rick Raftos , 1994 single work correspondence
— Appears in: The Age , 5 August 1994; (p. 12)
The Filming of "Hammers Over the Anvil" Peter Harvey-Wright , 1994 single work prose
— Appears in: Hammers over the Anvil 1994; (p. 137-149)
Disrupting Strength, Power and Perfect Bodies : Disability as Narrative Prosthesis in 1990s Australian National Cinema Katie Ellis , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Nebula , June vol. 7 no. 1-2 2010;
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Last amended 25 Feb 2019 15:49:49
Ann Turner
Subjects:
  • Bush,
  • Victoria,
  • Country towns,
Settings:
  • 1910s
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