Somewhere Here the Future’s Hid
The extraordinary life of Lesbia Harford
$38.04
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2026
Summary
The first full-length biography of a daring Australian woman of letters.
Largely unknown during her lifetime, Lesbia Harford (1891–1927) is a major figure in Australian letters. Writing during the Great War, Harford celebrated same-sex desire with a boldness rare for her era. She melded radical politics with modernist sensibility – in both form and content, she was decades ahead of her time.
Born with a congenital heart defect that ensured early death, she liv…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923192829 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1923192825 |
| Author: | Jeff Sparrow |
| Publisher: | Monash University Publishing |
| Imprint: | Monash University Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 404g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 153mm x 234mm |
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Jeff Sparrow
Dr. Jeff Sparrow is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne. He is a writer, editor, broadcaster, and Walkley award-winning journalist. He is a former columnist for Guardian Australia, a former Breakfaster at radio station 3RRR, and a past editor of Overland literary journal.
His books include:
- No Way But This: In Search of Paul Robeson
- Communism: A Love Story
- Twelve Rules for Strife (with Sam Wallman)
- Radical Melbourne: A Secret History (with Jill Sparrow)
- Radical Melbourne 2: The Enemy Within (with Jill Sparrow)
He is the co-editor (with Anthony Loewenstein) of Left Turn: Essays for the New Left. His most recent book is Provocations: New and Selected Writing.
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