The book appears to have never been opened. "Penelope Hanley delves into the papers of 22 well-known Australian literary and artistic figures and gives us an insight into their creative lives, their feeling and foibles, their fears and triumphs" (trove) Contents: James Tucker; Henry Lawson; Miles Franklin; Henry Handel Richardson; Nettie Palmer; Xavier Herbert; Eleanor Dark; Kenneth Slessor; Christina Stead; Betty Roland; Kylie Tennant; Patrick White; Manning Clark; Judy Cassab; Rosemary Dobson; Geoffrey Dutton; Eric Rolls; Dorothy Hewett; Kevin Gilbert; Thomas Keneally; Barbara Hanrahan; Mem Fox.