Where Gods Are Vain

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Where Gods Are Vain
Author F. J. Thwaites
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
PublisherJackson & O'Sullivan
Publication date
1934

Where Gods Are Vain is a novel by F. J. Thwaites. [1] [2]

Contents

The novel was adapted for the radio. [3]

Plot

Derry Dexter, an Australian originally engaged in the copra trade on the Cocos Islands, becomes a world-famous sculptor.

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References

  1. "AN AUSTRALIAN NOVELIST". The West Australian . Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 December 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  2. "SCULPTOR'S PROGRESS". The Sydney Morning Herald . National Library of Australia. 22 June 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  3. "SWITCHGIRL'S FOLLIES AT 2SM", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 27 (19 (May 8, 1936)), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-712038814, retrieved 9 March 2024 via Trove