The Independent Type exhibition at the State Library of Victoria mentions the literary "rascal" novelist Frank Hardy. This sparks my curiosity.
I know he wrote Power Without Glory, was a communist and his granddaughter is Marieke Hardy whose articles, TV and radio appearances I enjoy (and we have something in common - we share an admiration for all things Matt Preston).
What was his involvement in independent publishing?
I spent two mornings researching and after some frustration find some very useful material.
I learn about a fascinating time in Melbourne's political and social history and the answer to why Frank Hardy self published.
One resource I found via Ebsco at Swinburne library, a detailed article from Trinity College, Melbourne University, another from the La Trobe Journal and the illustration above is from a Monash University exhibition. I must admit at one point I resorted to using Google as my searches via Swinburne and the State Library failed to find anything useful for my needs. More later...
Photo courtesy of Monash University Library 2005 Exhibition "Communism"
