Struggle and Storm: The Life and Death of Francis Adams.(two biography reviews)(Book Review)

Australian Literary Studies | October 1, 2002| | Copyright

Struggle and Storm: The Life and Death of Francis Adams, by Meg Tasker. Carlton South: Melbourne University Press, 2000. Hardback, $39.95

Jock: A Life Story of John Shaw Neilson, by Cliff Hanna. St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1999. Paperback, $19.95

Francis Adams lived the sort of life that cries out for a biography. Born in Malta, a son of the regiment, he spent his youth in England, Canada, and Ireland before being educated at Charles Darwin's old school, Shrewsbury. His first job was in Paris as an attache to the British Embassy. Later he was ...

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