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A Curate in Bohemia by Norman Lindsay 

Paperback, 248 pages
Published 1972 by Arcon paperbacks, Angus & Robertson (first published 1913)

I picked this up at a book fair and I have never read any of Norman Lindsay's work, let me correct that, besides the Magic Pudding.
This is about a young man, the Curate on the cusp of entering the priesthood, spends some time with a group of Melbourne artists. What follows is a series of adventures in trying to secure the means to procure their next drink and discussions about the nature of art. There is a splattering of Lindsay's drawings through out the book which give form to the characters.
Written in 1913 you are given a wonderful view of Australia at that time with the tobacco and coffee shops, the local pubs and being a poverty stricken artist.
Doing some research it suggested that this maybe a fictional memoir of Lindsay. I enjoyed the read and took the story on face value.
Don't normally make comment on a cover but it is not the best selling point. It was selected as being part of television series on ABC.
For more on Norman Lindsay you can visit not only the website but gallery and museum.

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