Includes bibliographical references (p. [278]-281) This volume is designed to convey a sense of the scope of Xavier Herbert's vast output, with a selection that confronts broad issues such as nationalism, the land Aborigines, sex and gender, and the role of the creative artist. Extracts from all of Xavier Herbert's major works are provided, along with some significamnt and hiterto unpublished material, as well as a range of polemical and autobiographical material.