Radio Days (Elliott novel)

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Radio Days
Author Sumner Locke Elliott
LanguageEnglish
Subjectradio
Set inSydney
PublisherAngus & Robertson
Publication date
1993
Publication placeAustrala
Pages92

Radio Days is a 1993 collection of short stories by Sumner Locke Elliott based on his years as a radio scriptwriter in Australia. It was published posthumously. [1] [2]

The Canberra Times wrote "There is a nice touch of gentleness in the writing, and a hint of a wry smile behind the sadness as the characters grow old, change, and lose or find their respective loves. But what held my interest throughout was not so much the fictional material of these stories as the factual background against which it is presented." [3]

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References

  1. "THE MAN WITH 1000 VOICES", The Bulletin, John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues)., Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 22 July 1980, nla.obj-1639047328, retrieved 7 October 2024 via Trove
  2. Jill Roe, 'Elliott, Sumner Locke (1917–1991)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/elliott-sumner-locke-14903/text26094, published online 2014, accessed online 8 October 2024
  3. "A higher profile for Lennie Lower". The Canberra Times . Vol. 68, no. 21, 382. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 October 1993. p. 11 (Saturday MAGAZINE). Retrieved 7 October 2024 via National Library of Australia.