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'''Leonard Mann''' (1895 – 1981) was an Australian [[poet]], and novelist. |
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| birth_place = [[Toorak, Victoria]], Australia |
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'''Leonard Mann''' (15 November 1895 – 29 April 1981) was an Australian poet and novelist.<ref name="ADB">{{cite web|title= Leonard Mann (1895–1981) by Gavin De Lacy |publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mann-leonard-14907|access-date= 25 April 2024}}</ref> |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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He served in the [[Australian Imperial Force]] during World War I, and with the [[Department of Aircraft Production]] in World War II.<ref>http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Flesh-in-Armour/Leonard-Mann/e/9781570037702</ref> |
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Leonard Mann was born in [[Prahran]] in Melbourne on 15 November 1895. He was the son of Samuel and Kate Louise Mann and went on to be educated at Moreland State School and Wesley College. |
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After the failue of his father's drapery business in 1913 he left his studies and worked as a clerk in the Public Service before joining up with the AIF during World War I. Mann served on the Western Front before being repatriated back to Britain in 1919 and then returning to Australia. |
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Back in Victoria he resumed his studies at the University of Melbourne, completing a Law degree before marrying Florence Eileen Archer in January 1926. |
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He enrolled in the [[Victorian Bar]] and began writing poetry and fiction, which resulted in the publication of his first novel, ''[[Flesh in Armour]]'', in 1932. This subsequently won Mann the [[ALS Gold Medal|Australian Literature Society's Gold Medal]]. |
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During World War II he worked with the Aircraft Production Commission, following which he returned to the Public Service. |
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He continued to write throughout his working life, producing seven novels and four collections of poetry. |
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Leonard Man died at [[Emerald, Victoria]] on 29th April 1981.<ref name="ADB" /><ref>''The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature'' edited by Wilde, Hooton and Andrews, 2nd edition, p458</ref><ref name="Austlit">{{cite web|title= Austlit — Leonard Mann |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A18520|access-date= 30 April 2024}}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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* 1957 [[Grace Leven Prize for Poetry]] for ''Elegiac and Other Poems''<ref>{{cite web|title=''Elegiac and Other Poems'' by Leonard Mann |publisher= Austlit|url=http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C276126|access-date= 25 April 2024}}</ref> |
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* 1957 [[Grace Leven Prize for Poetry]] |
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* 1932 [[ALS Gold Medal]] for his first novel, ''[[Flesh in Armour]]''<ref>{{cite web|title="In and About the City – Literature Award" |publisher= The Courier Mail, 10 November 1933, p10|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1139940|access-date= 25 April 2024}}</ref> |
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* Australian Literature Society's gold meda |
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==Works== |
==Works== |
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===Poetry=== |
===Poetry=== |
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* {{cite book| title=Elegiac, and Other Poems| publisher=Cheshire| year=1957 }} |
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* {{cite book| title=The Delectable Mountains and Other Poems| publisher=Angus and Robertson| year=1944 }} |
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* {{cite book| title=Poems |
* {{cite book| title=Poems From the Mask| publisher=Hawthorn Press| year=1941 }} |
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* {{cite book| title=The Plumed Voice: Poems| publisher=Angus & Robertson| year=1938 }} |
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===Novels=== |
===Novels=== |
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* ''[[Flesh in Armour]]'' (1932) |
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* {{cite book| url=http://books.google.com/books?id=idFCKA2Gso0C&pg=PP15&dq=Leonard+Mann+poet&lr=#v=onepage&q=&f=false| title=Flesh in Armour: A Novel|publisher=University of South Carolina Press| year=2008| isbn=9781570037702 }} 1st edition 1932 |
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* {{cite book| title=Human Drift| publisher=Angus and Robertson| year=1935 }} |
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* {{cite book| title=A Murder in Sydney| publisher=Jonathan Cape| year=1937 }} |
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===Non-Fiction=== |
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* {{cite book| title=Mountain Flat| publisher=Jonathan Cape| year=1939 }} |
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* {{cite book| url=http://books.google.com/books?id=08GXmNepg3sC&pg=PA125&lpg=PA125&dq=Leonard+Mann+poet&source=bl&ots=CGD_WS67YL&sig=KZ6AiX6Jv-AkyiunL3xy0kMvE9s&hl=en&ei=uNSZSve1FoLCNv2-racF&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3#v=onepage&q=&f=false| title=Green-eyed monsters and good samaritans| publisher=McGraw-Hill Professional| year=2006| isbn=9780071460835 }} |
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* {{cite book| title=The Go-Getter| publisher=Angus and Robertson| year=1942 }} |
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* {{cite book| title=Andrea Caslin| publisher=Jonathan Cape| year=1959 }} |
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* {{cite book| title=Venus Half-Caste| publisher=Hodder and Stoughton| year=1963 }} |
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===Anthologies=== |
===Anthologies=== |
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* {{cite book| title=The Oxford |
* {{cite book| title=The Oxford Book of Australian Love Poems| editor=Jennifer Strauss| publisher=Oxford University Press| year=1993| isbn=978-0-19-553297-5 }} |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 23:51, 30 April 2024
Leonard Mann | |
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| Born | 15 November 1895 Toorak, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 29 April 1981 (aged 85) Emerald, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | novelist and poet |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Period | 1932-1969 |
Leonard Mann (15 November 1895 – 29 April 1981) was an Australian poet and novelist.[1]
Life[edit]
Leonard Mann was born in Prahran in Melbourne on 15 November 1895. He was the son of Samuel and Kate Louise Mann and went on to be educated at Moreland State School and Wesley College.
After the failue of his father's drapery business in 1913 he left his studies and worked as a clerk in the Public Service before joining up with the AIF during World War I. Mann served on the Western Front before being repatriated back to Britain in 1919 and then returning to Australia.
Back in Victoria he resumed his studies at the University of Melbourne, completing a Law degree before marrying Florence Eileen Archer in January 1926.
He enrolled in the Victorian Bar and began writing poetry and fiction, which resulted in the publication of his first novel, Flesh in Armour, in 1932. This subsequently won Mann the Australian Literature Society's Gold Medal.
During World War II he worked with the Aircraft Production Commission, following which he returned to the Public Service.
He continued to write throughout his working life, producing seven novels and four collections of poetry.
Leonard Man died at Emerald, Victoria on 29th April 1981.[1][2][3]
Awards[edit]
- 1957 Grace Leven Prize for Poetry for Elegiac and Other Poems[4]
- 1932 ALS Gold Medal for his first novel, Flesh in Armour[5]
Works[edit]
Poetry[edit]
- Elegiac, and Other Poems. Cheshire. 1957.
- The Delectable Mountains and Other Poems. Angus and Robertson. 1944.
- Poems From the Mask. Hawthorn Press. 1941.
- The Plumed Voice: Poems. Angus & Robertson. 1938.
Novels[edit]
- Flesh in Armour (1932)
- Human Drift. Angus and Robertson. 1935.
- A Murder in Sydney. Jonathan Cape. 1937.
- Mountain Flat. Jonathan Cape. 1939.
- The Go-Getter. Angus and Robertson. 1942.
- Andrea Caslin. Jonathan Cape. 1959.
- Venus Half-Caste. Hodder and Stoughton. 1963.
Anthologies[edit]
- Jennifer Strauss, ed. (1993). The Oxford Book of Australian Love Poems. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-553297-5.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Leonard Mann (1895–1981) by Gavin De Lacy". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature edited by Wilde, Hooton and Andrews, 2nd edition, p458
- ^ "Austlit — Leonard Mann". Austlit. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Elegiac and Other Poems by Leonard Mann". Austlit. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ ""In and About the City – Literature Award"". The Courier Mail, 10 November 1933, p10. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
External links[edit]
- ["Remembering the war: Australian novelists in the interwar years.", Australian Literary Studies]
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