Struggle and Storm: The Life and Death of Francis Adams

University of Melbourne Press, Melbourne, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 259 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Francis William Lauderdale Adams (1862-1893)--poet, novelist, social analyst and journalist--made a significant place for himself in Australian literary and cultural history. Born in England, he was a self-consciously modern writer of the fin de siècle; the theme of suicide figured frequently in his writings, and in death he embodied the romantic myth of the consumptive artist. His impact on Australian cultural history was larger than the merely personal. He influenced a whole generation of idealistic young socialists in Australia, and had a leading role in the development of the Australian labour movement. Much of his best work was concerned with Australian social and political developments in the years leading up to Federation, and his book The Australians (1893) is a much-quoted classic of Australian social commentary. He was an early and influential spokesman for the Australian nationalism of the 1890s, articulating ideas of democracy and independence from England. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australia; 19th century; Literature, Literary, Poetry & Drama. ISBN: 0522849466. ISBN/EAN: 9780522849462. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 7139. . 9780522849462