A Member of the Third House
A Member of the Third House

Author: Hamlin Garland

Publisher: Somerset Publishers Incorporated

Published: 1892

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13:

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Garland's third book, a novel with a muckraking, populist theme typical of his earlier works: a state legislature is corrupted by railroad magnates.

A Member of the Third House
A Member of the Third House

Author: Hamlin Garland

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2014-12-03

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781505361049

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Mr. Hamlin Garland writes in breezy, forceful familiarity with the vernacular of the average western American, to whom Chicago is the center of the universe. His new story, "A Member of the Third House," carries one on with intense interest to its dramatic denouement. It is particularly timely as being a story of American politics and a revelation of the corruption that prevails in the legislative life of some of the States. -Reviews of Reviews, Volume 5

Hamlin Garland
Hamlin Garland

Author: Keith Newlin

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2008-06-01

Total Pages: 537

ISBN-13: 0803233477

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In recognition of his achievements in literature, Hamlin Garland (1860?1940) received four honorary doctorates and a Pulitzer Prize. Keith Newlin traces the rise of this prairie farm boy with a half-formed ambition to write who then skyrocketed into international prominence before he was forty. His life is a story of ironic contradictions: the radical whose early achievement thrust him to the forefront of literary innovation but whose evolutionary aesthetic principles could not themselves adapt to changing conditions; the self-styled ?veritist? whose credo demanded that he verify every fact but whose credulity led him to spend a lifetime seeking to confirm the existence of spirits. His need for recognition caused him to cultivate rewarding friendships with the leaders of literary culture, yet even when he attained that recognition, it was never enough, and his self-doubt caused him fits of black despair. ΓΈ The first and only other biography of Hamlin Garland was published more than forty years ago; since then, letters, manuscripts, and family memoirs have surfaced to provide, along with changing literary scholarship, a more evaluative and critical interpretation of Garland?s life and times. Hamlin Garland: A Life is an exploration of Garland?s contributions to American literary culture and places his work within the artistic context of its time.

The House
The House

Author: Helen Pitt

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 2018-08-15

Total Pages: 485

ISBN-13: 1760636665

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The extraordinary story of the 20th century's most recognisable building, with new insights into the people involved and the controversy that surrounded its construction. Winner of the 2018 Walkley Book Award The best-loved building in Australia nearly didn't get off the drawing board. When it did, the lives of everyone involved in its construction were utterly changed: some for the better, many for the worse. Helen Pitt tells the stories of the people behind the magnificent white sails of the Sydney Opera House. From the famous conductor and state premier who conceived the project; to the two architects whose lives were so tragically intertwined; to the workers and engineers; to the people of Sydney, who were alternately beguiled and horrified as the drama unfolded over two decades. With access to diaries, letters, and classified records, as well as her own interviews with people involved in the project, Helen Pitt reveals the intimate back story of the building that turned Sydney into an international city. It is a tale worthy of Shakespeare himself. 'A drama-filled page turner' - Ita Buttrose AO OBE 'Helen Pitt tells us so much about the building of the Sydney Opera House we've never heard before' - Bob Carr, former Premier of NSW 'Australia in the seventies: mullets, platform shoes and, miraculously, the Opera House. At least we got one of them right. A great read.' - Amanda Keller, WSFM breakfast presenter