Power Without Glory

Power Without Glory is a 1950 novel written by left-wing Australian writer Frank Hardy. The work was orginally self-published, and later adapted into a mini-series by the Australian Broadcasting Commission (1976).

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1950 - Novel - Frank Hardy - Australian Broadcasting Commission - 1976

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The novel was a fictionalised version of the life of Melbourne business man John Wren, set in the fictious Melbourne suburb of Carringbush (based on the actual suburb Collingwood).

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Melbourne - John Wren - Collingwood

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In 1950s, Hardy was sued for criminal libel by Wren's widow and the case became high-profile; however Hardy was acquitted.

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