Download or read book To Bed at Noon written by Ian Richards and published by Auckland University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the life and work of New Zealand author Maurice Duggan. His life was turbulent and difficult as he suffered from a "black Irish" personality, the lifelong trauma of an amputated leg, and battles with alcoholism, relationships and employment. This biography looks at the complexity of his life and offers a picture of literary life in New Zealand, and especially Auckland, in the 1950's and 1960's.