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    The Log of the Jolly Polly
    The Log of the Jolly Polly
    The Log of the Jolly Polly
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    The Log of the Jolly Polly

    By Richard Davis

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateMar 1, 2000
    The Log of the Jolly Polly
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    Richard Davis

    Richard Davis was born and educated in Melbourne and now lives in Queensland. He was encouraged in his writing by Alan Marshall, Ivan Southall and later, Nobel prize-winning author Patrick White. Richard pursued a successful career in commerce before taking up full-time writing in 1997. Since then his published works have included three internationally acclaimed biographies of musicians: Geoffrey Parsons - Among Friends (ABC Books), Eileen Joyce: A Portrait (Fremantle Press) and Anna Bishop - The Adventures of an Intrepid Prima Donna (Currency Press). The latest in this series is Wotan’s Daughter - The Life of Marjorie Lawrence.

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