Dear Kathleen, dear Manning : the correspondence of Manning Clark and Kathleen Fitzpatrick 1949-1990
Clark, C. M. H., (Charles Manning Hope), 1915-19911996
Book
Manning Clark and Kathleen Fitzpatrick were influential Australian historians; they were both also gifted writers. Their personal letters, published for the first time in Dear Kathleen, Dear Manning, form a revealing and moving collection. They trace the gradual development over forty years of an unlikely, but deep and sympathetic friendship - one which became more and more important to the writers as they moved into old age. Clark's left-wing politics contrasted with Fitzpatrick's staunch liberalism; her privileged background was very different from his more austere upbringing: her stately demeanour was at odds with his studied larrikinism. Manning Clark took to the public stage, while Kathleen Fitzpatrick remained resolutely private.Yet they struck a chord in each other, seeing themselves in some way as 'outsiders'. They were both extraordinarily sensitive and reserved people; notice the delicacy and obliqueness with which they refer to personal problems, and the sympathy they quickly extend for each other's troubles and nervous ills.
Main title:
Dear Kathleen, dear Manning : the correspondence of Manning Clark and Kathleen Fitzpatrick 1949-1990 / edited by Susan Davies.
Author:
Work:
Imprint:
Carlton South, Vic., Australia : Melbourne University Press, 1996.Carlton, Victoria Melbourne University Press, 1996.©1996
Collation:
xvii, 182 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.Also issued online.
Linking notes:
Online version Clark, C. M. H. (Charles Manning Hope), 1915-1991. Dear Kathleen, dear Manning. Carlton South, Vic., Australia : Melbourne University Press, 1996
ISBN:
052284703X
Dewey class:
828907.202294907.2022
LC class:
PR9619.3.C53DU109.A2DU109
Language:
English
Subject:
Fitzpatrick, Kathleen, 1905-1990Fitzpatrick, Kathleen, 1905-1990 -- CorrespondenceClark, C. M. H., (Charles Manning Hope), 1915-1991 -- CorrespondenceClark, C. M. H., (Charles Manning Hope), 1915-1991Fitzpatrick, Kathleen, 1905-1990 -- Correspondence1900 - 1999Authors, AustralianHistoriansHistorians -- Australia -- CorrespondenceAuthors, Australian -- 20th century -- CorrespondenceHistorians -- Australia -- CorrespondenceAustraliaRecords and correspondence
BRN:
459653
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne Library | Local History Reference | LH REF 907.2022 CLAR | Not for loan (Set: 10 Jul 2017) |