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Unsettling elocution lessons ignite a scandalous, dangerous obsession.
The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin
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68 pages
- Release Date
20 February 2026
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Summary
A landmark work of Australian theatre returns to the stage where it first sprang to inglorious life.
Steve J. Spears’s The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin scandalised and mesmerised in equal measure when it premiered in 1976—touring across the world and collecting awards everywhere it ventured.
Robert O’Brien is an elocution teacher whose career is going nowhere fast. Stuck in a dreary cycle of diaphragm exercises and She-Sells-Seashells, every evening…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761732522 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1761732528 |
| Author: | Steve J. Spears |
| Publisher: | Currency Press Pty Ltd |
| Imprint: | Currency Press Pty Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 68 |
| Release Date: | 20 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 96g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 186mm x 260mm |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
186 × 260 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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