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HENRY HANDEL RICHARDSON 1870-1946 a Bibliography to Honour the Centenary of Her Birth HENRY HANDEL RICHARDSON 1870-1946 A bibliography to honour the centenary of her birth NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA HENRY HANDEL RICHARDSON 1870-1946 A BIBLIOGRAPHY TO HONOUR THE CENTENARY OF HER BIRTH COMPILED BY GAY HOWELLS NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA Canberra 1970 PREFACE The Council of the National Library, in arranging a one day seminar, an evening public lecture and an exhibition for 23 November, 1970 to honour the centenary of Henry Handel Richardson's birth, decided also to publish a Henry Handel Richardson bibliography. This bibliography records not only printed works, but also a range of other source materials including the writer's original manuscripts held in the National Library. It has been com­ piled by Gay Howells who has also chosen the items for exhibition. The bibliography is based on the holdings of the National Library and of the Library of New South Wales, whose help is warmly acknowledged. Entries for material, mainly journal articles, not held anywhere in Australia, have been compiled from reference sources within the National Library and in­ formation received from the Library's Liaison Officers in London and New York. Both the bibliography and the exhibition have been designed by Arthur Robinson. Grateful acknowledgment is made to Miss O.M. Roncoroni of Hastings, Sussex and to Mr W. Dudley Sheppard, President of the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), North Eastern Branch, for permission to use photo­ graphs relating to Henry Handel Richardson and her family, and to Mrs Dorothy Green, of the Australian National University for help in arranging the seminar programme. A. GRENFELL PRICE A.P. FLEMING Chairman of the Council National Librarian National Library of Australia November 1970 COMPILER'S NOTE The bibliography aims to cover all aspects of Henry Handel Richardson's life and work. Length has not been used as a criterion in the selection of items, and a paragraph or even a single sentence may be included if con sidered important. The entries have been divided into the categories outlined on the contents page, with chronological sub-arrangement. Exceptions to the chronological order are original portraits, entered alphabetically by name of artist, and manuscripts, listed under holding institution. Entry is under author or title. Non-distinctive titles of articles or reviews have been omitted. Portaits are mentioned only when of H.H.R. In entries for works not solely concerned with H.H.R., only those pages relevant to her are listed. The volumes of the trilogy 'The fortunes of Richard Mahony' are treated separately unless issued as an omnibus. Any review or article which discusses more than one work or incorporates substantial biographical information is entered in the general section. Items listed here which deal predominantly with a particular work are indicated by references from the specific section on that work. * denotes item not examined by the compiler. CONTENTS Page 1. WORKS BY HENRY HANDEL RICHARDSON 1 A. Editions 1 B. Short stories 8 C. Articles 10 D. Extracts from works 11 2. WORKS TRANSLATED BY HENRY HANDEL RICHARDSON 14 3. WORKS ABOUT HENRY HANDEL RICHARDSON 15 A. Books and pamphlets 15 B. General reviews and articles 16 C. Reviews and articles relating to particular works 36 4. UNPUBLISHED MATERIAL 66 A. Manuscripts 66 B. Theses 69 5. PORTRAITS 70 6. BIBLIOGRAPHIES 72 7. MISCELLANEA 73 INDEX 75 1. WORKS BY HENRY HANDEL RICHARDSON A. EDITIONS MAURICE GUEST 1. London, Heinemann, 1908. 562p. Reprinted 1909, 1922, 1929 (twice), 1935. *2. New York, P.R. Reynolds, 1908. 562p. 3. London, Heinemann, 1909. (Heinemann's Colonial library of popular fiction) 562p. 4. New York, Duffield, 1909. 562p. 5. London, Heinemann, 1922. Preface by Hugh Walpole. 562p. [Issued as '3rd impression' of 1908 ed.] Reprinted 1950. [Issued as '8th impression'] 6. New York, Duffield, 1922. Preface by Hugh Walpole. 562p. (Printed in Great Britain) 7. Revised edition. New York, Norton, 1930. 566p. *8. [Cheaper edition] London, Heinemann, 1931. 562p. 9. New York, Modern Library, 1936. (Modern library of the world's best books) 566p. Bibliog. (Modern Library is published by Random House) *10. Toronto, Macmillan, 1936. 11. Melbourne, Sun Books, 1965. Preface by A.N. Jeffares. 493p. Paperback. Reprinted *1967. Translations 12. [German] Maurice Guest. Roman. Translated by Dr Otto Neustatter. 2 vols. Berlin, Fischer, 1912. Paperback. 13. [Danish] Maurice Guest. En roman om ungdom og kaerlighed. Translated by Gudrun Lohse. 2 vols. Copenhagen, Hagerup, 1932. Paperback. 1 THE GETTING OF WISDOM 14. London, Heinemann, 1910. 274p. Reprinted *1931. 15. London, Heinemann, 1910. (Heinemann's Colonial library of popular fiction) 274p. *16. New York, Duffield, 1910. 274p. 17. New edition. London, Heinemann, 1931. 275p. 18. Revised edition. New York, Norton, 1931. 275p. Reprinted *1932. 19. London, Heinemann, 1946. (Australian pocket library) 275p. Paperback. (Printed in Australia for Oxford University Press, Melbourne) 'First Australian edition'. 20. London, Heinemann, 1960. Illustrated by Kay Dattner. (New windmill series) 237p. Reprinted *1967. 21. London, Heinemann, 1961. Illustrated by Kay Dattner. 237p. Reprinted 1961, *1966. 22. New York, Norton, [1962] Illustrated by Kay Dattner. 237p. [Also issued with reinforced library binding] 23. Penrith, N.S.W., Discovery Press, 1968. With an introduction by Leonie Kramer. Illustrated by Kay Dattner. (Australian classics. Bicentennial edition, 6) 237p. Translations *24. [Swedish] Ungdomsar. Translated by Viveka Starfelt. Illustrated by Stig S3dersten. Stockholm, Bonnier, 1964. (De ododliga ungdomsbockerna, 74) 252p. *25. [Swedish] Ungdomsar. Translated by Viveka Starfelt. Illustrated by Stig Sodersten. Helsinki, Soderstrom, 1964. 2 AUSTRALIA FELIX (Volume I of 'The fortunes of Richard Mahony') 26. The fortunes of Richard Mahony. London, Heinemann, 1917. 406p. Half-title: Australia felix. I. 27. The fortunes of Richard Mahony. London, Heinemann, 1917. (Heinemann's Colonial library) 406p. Half-title: Australia felix. I. ('Colonial library' on spine only) *28. The fortunes of Richard Mahony. New York, Holt, 1917. 445p. 29. The fortunes of Richard Mahony. London, Heinemann, 1917. 406p. Half-title: Australia felix. I. [Issued as '2nd impression'; slightly revised] Reprinted (under the title 'The fortunes of Richard Mahony. Volume I. Australia felix' with half-title "The fortunes of Richard Mahony. I") 1929. 30. Australia felix. New York, Norton, [ 1930] 483p. *31. [Cheaper edition] London, Heinemann, 1931. 406p? 32. London, Heinemann, 1960 (i.e. 1961) 341p. Reprinted *1963. *33. Melbourne, Heinemann, 1960. 341p? 34. New York, Norton, 1962. (Norton library, N117) 466p. Paperback. Translation [Swedish] En man bland guldfaltens lycksokare. Translated 35. by Carl Elof Svenning. Stockholm, Wahlstrom & Widstrand, 1931. 399p. Paperback. THE WAY HOME (Volume II of 'The fortunes of Richard Mahony') The way home; being the second part of the chronicle of the 36. fortunes of Richard Mahony. London, Heinemann, 1925. 345p. Half-title: The fortunes of Richard Mahony. Volume II. Reprinted 1929. 3 37. The way home. New York, Norton, 1930. 321p. *38. [Cheaper edition] London, Heinemann, 1931. 345p? 39. New York, Norton, 1962. (Norton library, N118) 321p. Paperback. Translation 40. [Swedish] Vagen hem. Richard Mahonys irrfarder. Translated by Carl Elof Svenning. Stockholm, Wahlstrom & Widstrand, 1932. 323p. Paperback. ULTIMA THULE (Volume III of 'The fortunes of Richard Mahony') 41. Ultima Thule; being the third part of the chronicle of the fortunes of Richard Mahony. London, Heinemann, 1929. 345p. Half-title: The fortunes of Richard Mahony. Volume III. Reprinted 1929 (four times). 42. Ultima Thule. New York, Norton, 1929. 314p. *43. New York, Burt, 1931. 314p. 44. New York, Norton, 1962. (Norton library, N119) 314p. Paperback. Translations *45. [Czech] Prague, Aventinum, 1932. No further details known. 46. [Swedish] Ultima Thule. Richard Mahonys sista ar. Translated by Carl Elof Svenning. Stockholm, Wahlstrom & Widstrand, 1933. 339p. Paperback. THE FORTUNES OF RICHARD MAHONY 47. The fortunes of Richard Mahony; comprising Australia felix. The way home and Ultima Thule. London, Heinemann, 1930. 990p. Reprinted 1930 (three times), 1931 (twice), 1934, 1937, 1939. 48. New York, Norton, [1931] 3 vols, in I-466, 321, 314p. 4 49. New York, Press of the Readers Club, 1941. With a foreword by Sinclair Lewis. 948p. 50. Melbourne, Heinemann, 1946. 928p. (Printed in Australia for Oxford University Press, Melbourne) Reprinted 1948, 1951. *51. London, Heinemann, 1947. 928p. Reprinted * 1951. 52. London, Reprint Society, 1954. 830p. [Special Club edition] *53. [New edition] London, Heinemann, 1954. 830p. Reprinted 1961, *1965. 54. Melbourne, Heinemann, 1954. 830p. (Printed in Great Britain) Reprinted 1969 (Printed in Hong Kong) 55. Penrith, N.S.W., Discovery Press, 1968. With an introduction by G.A. Wilkes. (Australian classics. Bicentennial edition, 5) 830p. 56. Melbourne, Heinemann, 1969. 830p. Paperback. (Printed in Hong Kong) Translation 57. [Danish] Richard Mahonys skaebne. Translated by Jakob Helweg. 2 vols. Copenhagen, Hagerup, 1931. 349, 460p. Paperback [Volumes entitled 'Australia felix' and 'Ultima Thule'; 'The way home' included without title page in the end of Vol. I and the beginning of Vol. II] CHRISTKINDLEINS WIEGENLIED [Music] 58. Christkindleins Wiegenlied: an old German carol set to music. Limited edition of 250 copies on hand-made paper. London, Ulysses Press, 1931. 5p. (With words in German and
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