A Certain Style

Beatrice Davis, a literary life

Jacqueline Kent

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New South Books
03 September 2018

Biography: literary; Biography - Australian

Beatrice Davis, 1909-1992, was general editor at Angus and Robertson the main Australian publishing company from 1937 to 1973. There she discovered and published such writers as Thea Astley, Miles Franklin, Patricia Wrightson, Xavier Herbert and Hal Porter becoming a literary tastemaker in the process. A central figure in Australian literature - 'respected, feared, courted and berated.'

Originally published to great acclaim in 2001, A Certain Style introduced this stylish and formidable woman to thousands of readers and told a history of books and publishing in twentieth-century Australia. This reissue has a new introduction and updates throughout as the author presents a compelling account of a contradictory woman and her times.

By: Jacqueline Kent
Imprint: New South Books
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
ISBN: 9781742236025
ISBN 10: 1742236022
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 03 September 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jacqueline Kent is a Sydney-based writer of non-fiction and biography, fiction and literary journalism. She has worked in radio, print journalism, radio and TV scriptwriting, editing books, ghostwriting, teaching editing and creative writing, and arts administration. Her most recent book is The making of Julia Gillard. Early in 2018 she won the Hazel Rowley biography fellowship to write a book about Vida Goldstein.

Reviews for A Certain Style: Beatrice Davis, a literary life

‘A sharp-eyed and warm-hearted biography … the pleasure of Davis’ company is further enlivened by Kent’s own quietly witty take on her material.’ - Kerryn Goldsworthy, The Age ‘A witty and enthralling read … The beauty of Kent’s book is not just the skill with which she unravels a life but the milieu she evokes en route.’ - Matt Condon, Sun-Herald ‘A simply splendid biography of the formidable, maddening, generous, always enchanting Beatrice Davis.’ - Ruth Park