The Harp in the South

The Harp in the South
First UK edition (publ. Michael Joseph)
AuthorRuth Park
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherAngus & Robertson, Australia
Publication date
1948
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint
Pages229 pp
ISBN0-14-010456-9
Preceded by– 
Followed byPoor Man's Orange 

The Harp in the South is the debut novel by New Zealand-born Australian author Ruth Park. Published in 1948, it portrays the life of a Catholic Irish Australian family living in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills, which was at that time an inner city slum.