Legends from Benson’s Valley by Frank Hardy

Legends from Benson’s Valley

by Frank Hardy

Horwitz Publications, 1969, paperback

Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing, bumping and chipping to edges and corners, laminate lifting at front, no inscriptions {see photographs)

“Benson’s Valley represents the typical Australian town during the Depression of the ‘thirties.  The grim struggle for existence is excellently depicted, the author writes of a tragic time he remembers well.  Frank Hardy brings raw sincerity, warmth, and wry humour to his legends from the Valley.  Stories such as The Load of Wood, It’s Moments Like These… The Final of the Billiards Tournament, have been acclaimed as among the great Australian short stories.”