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'First published in 1949 as the sequel to the award-winning "The Harp in the South", this novel continues the story of the Darcy family of Sydney. The author also wrote "Swords and Crowns and Rings", which won the Miles Franklin Award.' (Publication summary)
Adaptations
- form y Poor Man's Orange ( dir. George Whaley ) Sydney : Anthony Buckley Productions , 1987 Z1811093 1987 single work film/TV
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille.
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Surro
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , November 2017;'Head south on Elizabeth Street, turn left after Devonshire. Butt Street is more of an alley, with a slight kink at the beginning. Apartments and warehouses loom either side. You are walking towards Clisdell Street in August 1940, and on the left in the gutter is the corpse of Bill Smillie, gambler, gunman, SP standover. Next to his body is a dead cat.' (Introduction)
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Books That Changed Me : Deborah Burrows
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 14 March 2015; (p. 84) The Sunday Age , 15 March 2015; (p. 16) -
Ruth Park and Frank Hardy: Catholic Realists
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Tirra Lirra , Autumn-Winter vol. 10 no. 3-4 2000; (p. 26-31) Frank Hardy and the Literature of Commitment 2003; (p. 237-247) -
[Review] Poor Man's Orange
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 1 May vol. 58 no. 34 1992; (p. 8)
— Review of Poor Man's Orange 1949 single work novel -
Ruth Park's Vivid World
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 March 1992; (p. C8)
— Review of The Harp in the South 1947 single work novel ; Poor Man's Orange 1949 single work novel
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Ruth Park's Vivid World
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 March 1992; (p. C8)
— Review of The Harp in the South 1947 single work novel ; Poor Man's Orange 1949 single work novel -
[Review] Poor Man's Orange
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 1 May vol. 58 no. 34 1992; (p. 8)
— Review of Poor Man's Orange 1949 single work novel -
Ruth Park and Frank Hardy: Catholic Realists
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Tirra Lirra , Autumn-Winter vol. 10 no. 3-4 2000; (p. 26-31) Frank Hardy and the Literature of Commitment 2003; (p. 237-247) -
Books That Changed Me : Deborah Burrows
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 14 March 2015; (p. 84) The Sunday Age , 15 March 2015; (p. 16) -
Surro
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , November 2017;'Head south on Elizabeth Street, turn left after Devonshire. Butt Street is more of an alley, with a slight kink at the beginning. Apartments and warehouses loom either side. You are walking towards Clisdell Street in August 1940, and on the left in the gutter is the corpse of Bill Smillie, gambler, gunman, SP standover. Next to his body is a dead cat.' (Introduction)
- Surry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,
- 1940s