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Robin Hyde’s extraordinary but short life (1906–39) included a precocious early career as poet and parliamentary reporter. As a journalist, she juggled writing for the social pages with highly political reporting on unemployment, prison conditions and the alienation of Maori land. She struggled with drug addiction and depression, single motherhood twice over, and a lengthy period as a voluntary patient in a residential clinic (The Lodge) attached to Auckland Mental Hospital in Avondale. Her life culminated in brilliant reporting on the Sino/Japanese War following a journey into China in 1938.

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Introduction: A Fortuitous Moment; 1934 Autobiography; 1934-35 Journal Fragments; 1935 October Journal Fragment; 'The Cage with the Open Door' (Oct 1935); 1936 Journal Fragment; Essay on Mental Health in New Zealand; Notes on the texts; Bibliography; Index.

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      Publisher: Otago University Press
      Publication Date: 01/01/2011
      ISBN13: 9781877578212, 978-1877578212
      ISBN10: 1877578215
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Robin Hyde’s extraordinary but short life (1906–39) included a precocious early career as poet and parliamentary reporter. As a journalist, she juggled writing for the social pages with highly political reporting on unemployment, prison conditions and the alienation of Maori land. She struggled with drug addiction and depression, single motherhood twice over, and a lengthy period as a voluntary patient in a residential clinic (The Lodge) attached to Auckland Mental Hospital in Avondale. Her life culminated in brilliant reporting on the Sino/Japanese War following a journey into China in 1938.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction: A Fortuitous Moment; 1934 Autobiography; 1934-35 Journal Fragments; 1935 October Journal Fragment; 'The Cage with the Open Door' (Oct 1935); 1936 Journal Fragment; Essay on Mental Health in New Zealand; Notes on the texts; Bibliography; Index.

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