| Publisher | Melbourne University Publishing Limited |
| Imprint | The Miegunyah Press |
| Publisher Series | Miegunyah Modern Library |
| First Published by | Simon & Schuster |
| Introduction by | Jonathan Franzen |
| Afterword by | Randall Jarrell |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | Miriam Rosenbloom |
| Cover Art by | Miriam Rosenbloom |
| Text Design | Peter Long |
| Copyright Holder (Text) | Christina Stead |
| Copyright Holder | Estate of Christina Stead |
| Copyright Holder (Foreword/Preface) | Jonathan Franzen |
| Copyright Holder (Afterword) | Randall Jarrell |
| Copyright Holder (Design) | Melbourne University Publishing Limited |
| Printed by | Griffin Press |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | Australia |
| Copyright | 1940 |
| Copyright | 2010 |
| Copyright | 2011 |
| Pages / Font | 551 pages |
| ISBN | 978-0-522-85554-8 |
| Barcode | 9 780522 855548 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification Number | A823.2 |
| Notes | The Miegunyah Press an imprint of Melbourne University Publishing Limited First published in the United States by Simon and Schuster Text © Christina Stead, 1940, © Estate of Christina Stead, 2010 Foreword © Jonathan Franzen, 2010. First published in the New York Times. Afterword © Randall Jarrell, 1965. First published as Introduction in the US edition. Reproduced with permission by the Jarrell Estate. Design and typography © Melbourne University Publishing Limited, 2011 Text design by Peter Long Cover design by Miriam Rosenbloom Printed by Griffin Press in South Australia Cover design and illustration by Miriam Rosenbloom Author photograph courtesy of the National Gallery of Australia |