Try Anything Once (book) explained

Try Anything Once: The Autobiography of a Wanderer is a 1933 Australian autobiography by Frank Clune. It was his first published book and sold well, launching his career. He followed it with a series of similar travel books.[1] [2]

The Bulletin said "It supplies a pitilessly realistic picture of a human pest; one who is restless, inquisitive, in love with life, interested in everything, the bane of all in authority; a dry humorist, as senselessly malignant as a child, as quick-thinking as a good criminal defender, as combative and courageous as a bull-ant."

Clune later had a show on ABC radio in 1939 called Try Anything Once.

Notes and References

  1. Julian Croft, 'Clune, Francis Patrick (Frank) (1893–1971)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/clune-francis-patrick-frank-9769/text17263, published first in hardcopy 1993, accessed online 26 March 2024.
  2. News: THE FRANK AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A WANDERER . . 22 . 1,100 . South Australia . 24 June 1933 . 26 March 2024 . 4 (Magazine Section) . National Library of Australia.