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- “You're clinging to your illusions. Don't do it, lad, I did it too long and wasted my life as a consequence.” ― Frank J. Hardy, Power Without Glory
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2 quotes from Power Without Glory: ‘You're clinging to your illusions. Don't do it, lad, I did it too long and wasted my life as a consequence.’
- Power Without Glory by Frank J. Hardy | Goodreads
Power Without Glory caused a sensation when it was released,...
- Power Without Glory by Frank J. Hardy | Goodreads
Power Without Glory is a 1950 historical novel written by Australian author Frank Hardy, following the life and ambitions of John West, a politician born into a working-class family who rises to prominence in Australian federal politics.
- Frank J. Hardy
- 1950
“I am full of old age and pain. In the evening of my life i am without hope.” ― Frank J. Hardy, Power Without Glory
Power Without Glory. by. Frank Hardy. This novel is a gritty and controversial tale set in early 20th-century Australia, chronicling the life of a ruthless and ambitious man who rises from working-class origins to become a powerful figure in the political and business arenas.
Power Without Glory caused a sensation when it was released, leading to a famous court case. It is a thinly veiled description of the rise to power of real life figure John Wren (in the book 'John West').
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- Frank J. Hardy
Nov 6, 2005 · Power Without Glory is 660 pages long and consists of 14 chapters. Hardy prefaces each chapter with a quote. The quote from Samuel Johnson that begins chapter 13 probably sums up the moral of Power Without Glory: ‘Wealth keeps out only one of life’s evils, and that is poverty.’ Ah, how true.
May 2, 2006 · Quotes: "Any novel which more than a handful of people remember as much as a year or so after its publication is a rarity. Yet after ten years hundreds of thousands of Australians still remember Power Without Glory" - The Age, 1960
