Review
'. . . stylistically and intellectually cohesive, quite remarkably comprehensive . . . A remarkable gift to the nation' -- Stephen Murray-Smith
'. . . truly a national record and a suggestive piece of social history' -- Richard Davenport-Hines, Times Literary Supplement
'. . . truly a national record and a suggestive piece of social history' -- Richard Davenport-Hines, Times Literary Supplement
About the Author
Geoffrey Serle is one of Australia's most distinguished historians. He was Victorian Rhodes Scholar in 1947 and completed his doctorate at Oxford in 1950. After teaching in the History Department at the University of Melbourne and editing Historical Studies from 1955 to 1963, Dr Serle became Reader in History at Monash University and later Professorial Fellow at the Australian National University where he was co-General Editor of volumes 7-10 and General Editor of volume 11 of the Australian Dictionary of Biography. Among his published works are The Golden Age, The Rush to be Rich, Sir John Monash and Robin Boyd.
