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M.H. Holcroft


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Anthology
Discovered Isles : a Trilogy : The Deepening Stream, The Waiting Hills, Encircling Seas. Christchurch: Caxton Press, 1950. Voyager link
NZ Listener 622.24; June 1 (1951): 12-12.
Timeless World : a Collection of Essays.... Wellington: Progressive Publishing Society, 1945. Voyager link
NZ Listener 323.13; August 31 (1945): 12-13.
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Article
"Remembering John Schroder 1885-1980." New York, Workman Landfall 136; Dec (1980): 404-407.
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Biography
Mary Ursula Bethell. Wellington, Oxford University Press 1975.
Listener 1867.80; September 13 (1975): 58-59.
World Literature Written in English 1.17; April (1978): 257-259.
"Ursula Bethell: some personal memories." Landfall 8; Dec (1948): 275-296.
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Criticism
NZ Listener 335.13; (1945): 18.
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Essay
"A travellers books : a chapter from an autobiographical essay." Landfall 2.1; June (1947): 93-101.
"Alan Mulgan knows our history." NZ Listener 553.22; January 27 (1950): 19-19.
"Creative mood in education." Education 50.2; Nov (1949): 2-5.
"Fact and opinion in newspaper." Post Primary Bulletin 2; Oct (1948): 321-327.
"A professional expatriate." New Zealand's Heritage. Wellington, Paul Hamlyn 1971: 2210-2212.
"One way of travelling." NZ Listener Nov/Dec (1967).
"Our man in Vienna." NZ Listener 1343.53; July 2 (1965): 4-5.
"Sunlit country : a journey in Australia." NZ Listener April 19 (1968): 29-54.
"The flood comes down." Tomorrow 5.3; January 6 (1937): 149-152.
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Non Fiction
A Sea of Words : Volume Two of an Autobiography. Whatamango Bay: Cape Catley, 1986. Voyager link
Listener 2424.113; August 2 (1986): 34-34.
Auckland Metro 62.6; Aug (1986): 170-171.
Landfall 2.41; June (1987): 238-240.
A Voice in the Village : the Listener Editorials of M. H. Holcroft. Hamilton: Silver Fern Echoes, 1989. Voyager link
Metro 95.9; May (1989): 178-181.
The Press June 24 (1989): 25-25.
Listener 2573.124; July 1 (1989): 85-85.
Auckland Sketchbook. Adelaide: Rigby, 1969. Voyager link
Carapace : the Motor Car in New Zealand : a Roadside View. Dunedin: McIndoe Publishers, 1979. Voyager link
Comment 8; Sept (1979): 33-34.
Landfall 2071.93; September 15 (1979): 68-68.
Christchurch Sketchbook. Adelaide: Rigby, 1968. Voyager link
Creative Problems in New Zealand. Christchurch: Caxton Press, 1948. Voyager link
Landfall 2; June (1948): 151-153.
Dance of the Seasons : an Autobiographical Essay. Christchurch: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1952. Voyager link
Listener 702.28; December 19 (1952): 12-13.
Landfall 7; Sept (1953): 216-224.
Encircling Seas : an Essay.... Christchurch: Caxton Press, 1946. Voyager link
New Zealand Magazine 4.25; Jul/Aug (1946): 5-6.
Landfall 1; Mar (1947): 56-63.
Graceless Islanders. Christchurch: Caxton Press, 1970. Voyager link
NZ Listener 1605.64; July 27 (1970): 16-16.
Education 6.20; (1971): 31-32.
Islands of Innocence : the Childhood Theme in New Zealand Fiction. Wellington: Reed, 1964. Voyager link
NZ Listener 1313.51; November 27 (1964): 18-18.
Lebanon : Impressions of a UNESCO Conference. Christchurch: Caxton Press, 1949. Voyager link
NZ Listener 538.21; October 14 (1949): 14-14.
National Education 31; Nov (1949): 357-357.
Landfall 3; Dec (1949): 384-386.
New Zealand. Wellington: Reed, 1963. Voyager link
NZ Listener 1274.50; February 28 (1964): 18-19.
NZ Listener September 6 (1968): 20-21.
Old Invercargill. Dunedin: J. McIndoe, 1976. Voyager link
Listener 1935.85; January 22 (1977): 39-39.
Reluctant Editor : the Listener Years, 1949-1967. Wellington: Reed, 1969. Voyager link
NZ Listener 1565; October 10 (1969): 20-20.
Landfall 23; Dec (1969): 394-401.
The Deepening Stream : Cultural Influences in New Zealand. Christchurch: Caxton Press, 1940. Voyager link
NZ Listener 81.4; January 10 (1941): 17-17.
The Eye of the Lizard : a Selection of Editorials from the New Zealand Listener, 1949-1959. Wellington: Reed, 1960. Voyager link
NZ Listener 1109.43; December 2 (1960): 3-3.
The Grieving Time. Dunedin: John McIndoe, 1989. Voyager link
New Zealand Herald 2; July 22 (1989): 6-6.
Dominion July 29 (1989): 7-7.
Dominion Sunday Times August 6 (1989): 16-16.
Listener 2586.128; September 30 (1989): 52-52.
More 171; Oct (1989): 188-188.
New Zealandia 14; June (1990): 64-65.
The Line of the Road : a History of Manawatu County, 1876-1976. Dunedin: McIndoe for Manawatu County Council, 1977. Voyager link
Listener 1969.86; September 17 (1977): 70-71.
The Shaping of New Zealand. Auckland: Hamlyn, 1974. Voyager link
New Zealand Book World 17; Aug (1975): 24-25.
Listener 1869.80; September 27 (1975): 40-40.
The Village Transformed : Aspects of Change in New Zealand, 1900-1990. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 1990. Voyager link
Evening Post November 16 (1990): 9-9.
Dominion November 24 (1990): 7-7.
Otago Daily Times November 28 (1990): 36-36.
Listener 2649.128; December 24 (1990): 126-126.
The Waiting Hills. Wellington: Progressive Publishing Society, 1943. Voyager link
NZ Listener 218.9; August 27 (1943): 10-10.
The Way of a Writer. Whatamango Bay: Cape Catley, 1984. Voyager link
Listener 2315.107; June 23 (1984): 68-68.
Landfall 39; Dec (1985): 31-31.
North and South Aug (1990): 120-124.
Wellington Sketchbook. Adelaide: Rigby, 1969. Voyager link
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Obituary
"John Henry Erle Schroder, 1895-1980." Listener 2120.95; August 30 (1980): 83-83.
"Obituary of Ruth France." NZ Listener 1512; September 27 (1968): 22-22.
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Short Story
"The trees." Tomorrow 30.2; Sept (1936): 20-23.
 

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Article
"New editor for The Listener." NZ Listener 509.20; March 25 (1949): 11-11.
Schroder, J.H.E. "M. H. H. - editor and writer." NZ Listener January 12 (1968): 5-5.
Winchester, J.W. "Blue pencil blues...." Comment 42; Nov (1970): 8-9.
Paske, Helen. "A lifetime in writing." Listener 2315.107; June 23 (1984): 30-31.
Braunias, Steve. "We like to watch; Monte, Dickens and Hoss." Listener June 3 (2000): 32-34.
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Criticism
Anderson, Douglas M. "Mr Holcrofts Islands." Landfall 21; Mar (1952): 5-20.
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Essay
"M. H. Holcroft, 1902-1993 : Incident in Hagley Park." Listener 2793.140; October 16 (1993): 15-15.
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Interview
Ansley, Bruce. "Still examining experience." Listener 2719.133; May 11 (1992): 23-25.
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Obituary
Swain, Pauline. "A champion of civilised existence." Dominion October 5 (1993): 6-6.
"Editor writer dies aged 91." New Zealand Herald I; September 27 (1993): 2-2.
Fry, A. "Independence the hallmark of writer and gentle man." Evening Post September 30 (1993): 11-11.
"Mr M. H. Holcroft." The Press September 28 (1993): 31-31.
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Profile
Butcher, Margot. "Monte Holcroft : a venerable voice in the village." North and South June (1992): 58-66.
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