The devil was in the definitions

Ambrose Bierce's dictionary was a work of wicked satire, writes Jane Sullivan.

Named at last, the candidates for the Booker prize for 1970

IT IS a publishing maxim that many novels have a shelf life of only a few months. But two much admired books by two of Australia's greatest writers are back in the spotlight 40 years after they first appeared in print.

Two €˜lost€™ Australian novels found

IT€™S a publishing maxim that many novels have a shelf-life of only a few months. But two much-admired books by two of Australia€™s greatest writers are back in the spotlight 40 years after they first appeared.