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Daring Australian writer: bold desire, radical politics, ahead of her time.
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Somewhere Here the Future’s Hid

The extraordinary life of Lesbia Harford

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    400 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 2026

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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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About The Author

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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