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In 1933, two years before he published Lift Up Your Eyes, Pratt founded the League of Youth of Australia, a society dedicated to the 'protection and preservation of the flora and fauna of Australia' and 'the development of ideals of citizenship in the minds of young Australians'. The latter aspiration is reflected in the novel.
In Journeys of an Amateur Orientalist Paul Battersby further claims that Lift Up Your Eyes is a semi-autobiographical (p.174). Graham Stone is less complimentary, writing in Notes on Australian Science Fiction: 'Alleged to be a utopia' the book is 'actually one of those mushheaded religious concoctions about reforming society by the effotts of a band of eager beavers' (p.123).
In Journeys of an Amateur Orientalist Paul Battersby further claims that Lift Up Your Eyes is a semi-autobiographical (p.174). Graham Stone is less complimentary, writing in Notes on Australian Science Fiction: 'Alleged to be a utopia' the book is 'actually one of those mushheaded religious concoctions about reforming society by the effotts of a band of eager beavers' (p.123).
Notes
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Includes dedicatory poem by Pratt.
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Evidence from the Pratt Papers at the State Library of Victoria suggest Peter Gaunt was the original title of the novel prior to publication.
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille.
Works about this Work
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Utopia, or Otherwise as the Case May Be
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Notes on Australian Science Fiction 2001; (p. 122-123)
— Review of The Scene Is Changed 1932 single work novel ; Lift Up Your Eyes 1935 single work novel -
Some Australian Books
1935
single work
criticism
— Appears in: All About Books , 3 December vol. 7 no. 12 1935; (p. 220-221) An annotated list of Australian works from 1934/5, "a prolific [year] for publishing in Australia". -
"What is Wrong With Our Reviewers?"
1935
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: All About Books , 10 October vol. 7 no. 10 1935; (p. 165) Letter to the Editor defending Macartney's review of Pratt's novel. -
Substance and Form in Literature : A Review and a Reply
1935
single work
review
criticism
— Appears in: All About Books , 10 October vol. 7 no. 10 1935; (p. 164-165)
— Review of Lift Up Your Eyes 1935 single work novel Macartney defends his review of Pratt's work attacked by Bottomley. -
Reader Criticises Our Review "Lift Up Your Eyes"
1935
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: All About Books , 12 September vol. 7 no. 9 1935; (p. 153)
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New Australian Work
1935
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 12 July vol. 7 no. 7 1935; (p. 109-110)
— Review of Primavera 1935 single work novel ; Lift Up Your Eyes 1935 single work novel ; The Iron Duke 1934 single work novel ; Heritage 1935 single work novel ; Psyche and Eros, Romeo and Juliet : Two Poems 1935 selected work poetry ; Songs of the Unseen 1933 single work poetry -
Substance and Form in Literature : A Review and a Reply
1935
single work
review
criticism
— Appears in: All About Books , 10 October vol. 7 no. 10 1935; (p. 164-165)
— Review of Lift Up Your Eyes 1935 single work novel Macartney defends his review of Pratt's work attacked by Bottomley. -
Utopia, or Otherwise as the Case May Be
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Notes on Australian Science Fiction 2001; (p. 122-123)
— Review of The Scene Is Changed 1932 single work novel ; Lift Up Your Eyes 1935 single work novel -
New Australian Work
1935
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 19 June vol. 56 no. 2888 1935; (p. 4) JAB39 , no. 39 2016; (p. 25-28)
— Review of The Half Way Sun : A Tale of the Philippine Islands 1935 single work novel ; Primavera 1935 single work novel ; Lift Up Your Eyes 1935 single work novel -
Best Sellers and A.B.A. Recommendations
1935
single work
column
— Appears in: All About Books , 13 June vol. 7 no. 6 1935; (p. 96) -
Reader Criticises Our Review "Lift Up Your Eyes"
1935
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: All About Books , 12 September vol. 7 no. 9 1935; (p. 153) -
"What is Wrong With Our Reviewers?"
1935
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: All About Books , 10 October vol. 7 no. 10 1935; (p. 165) Letter to the Editor defending Macartney's review of Pratt's novel. -
Some Australian Books
1935
single work
criticism
— Appears in: All About Books , 3 December vol. 7 no. 12 1935; (p. 220-221) An annotated list of Australian works from 1934/5, "a prolific [year] for publishing in Australia".
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