Literary Works
Books (first publication)
- Children of the Poor, 1934.
- The Hunted, 1936.
- Civilian into Soldier, 1937.
- Socialism in New Zealand, 1938.
- The Yanks are Coming, 1943.
- Shining with the Shiner, 1944.
- Simple on a Soapbox, 1963.
- Shiner Slattery, 1964
- Rhetoric at the Red Dawn, 1965.
- The Lee Way to Public Speaking, 1965
- Delinquent Days, 1967.
- Mussolini’s Millions, 1970
- Political Notebooks, 1973.
- For Mine is the Kingdom, 1975
- Soldier, 1976
- The Scrim-Lee Papers. 1976 (with CG Scrimgeour & Tony Simson)
- Roughnecks, Rolling Stones & Rouseabouts, 1977
- Early Days in New Zealand, 1977
- The John A. Lee Diaries 1936–1940, 1981
- The Politician, 1987 (but written in 1936.)
Plus numerous pamphlets mainly published during his political days.
Lee also produced a political journal, “John A Lee’s Weekly” (which underwent several name changes) from 1940 to 1954.
In 1989, Mervyn Thompson adapted Children of the Poor into a successful musical play.
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