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Issue Details: First known date: 1868... vol. 4 no. 98 (New Series) 15 February 1868 of The Australasian est. 1864 The Australasian
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1868 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Destruction of Her Majesty's Theatre, single work column

A detailed report, reproduced from the Home News, on the fire that destroyed Her Majesty's Theatre, London, on the night of 6 December 1867. The fire was described as 'one of the fiercest ever known in London.

 (p. 213-214)
Literature & Art : Literary Gossip, single work column

The 'Literature & Art' column reproduces a paragraph from the London Athenaeum's 'Our Weekly Gossip' column of 14 December 1867: 809. The Athenaeum reports: 'Melbourne has been amusing itself with the question, "Was Hamlet Mad?" It arose out of Mr. Walter Montgomery's interpretation of the Dane. Five gentlemen ... have been vigorously arguing for, against, and for a little to be said on both sides ... What halcyon days for Melbourne when lawyers and medical men have leisure to discuss a question which Shakespeare himself, perhaps, would have been puzzled to elucidate!'

The 'Literature & Art' column also notes various additional items of literary interest; these are sourced from a range of British and American journals.

 (p. 215)
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