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* Contents derived from the
Paris,
c
France,c
Western Europe,
Europe,:Albin Michel
, 1930 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- Le Libéré The Emancipist, Maurice Remon (translator) single work short story historical fiction (p. 9-23)
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Le Rôdeur
The Chosen Vessel,
Maurice Remon
(translator)
single work
short story
Following a similar thread to Henry Lawson's "The Drover's Wife" (and many believe, a direct response to it), "The Chosen Vessel" follows a young mother left alone in her outback hut who becomes growingly concerned for her own safety following the arrival of a menacing swagmen. The story also follows for a short time a man riding in to town to place his vote and his struggles with religious guilt.
- La Bicoque En Or A Profitable Pub, Maurice Remon (translator) single work short story humour (p. 39-60)
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Un galon pour le soldat Casey
A Stripe for Trooper Casey,
Maurice Remon
(translator)
single work
short story
Bush girl left alone while the district is at a dance is threatened by two murderous sailors, rescued by a bushranger, and manages to help him leave the sailors for the law without being captured himself.
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Le Chien explosif
The Loaded Dog,
Maurice Remon
(translator)
single work
short story
humour
Dave and Andy create a bomb to blast fish out of the waterhole. However their dog picks the bomb up and begins a deadly, yet hilarious, game of 'fetch'.
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Le Braillard
The Cooboo,
Maurice Remon
(translator)
single work
short story
Set on the wide plains of the Murndoo station, 'The Cooboo' is the story of Rose, a Wongana woman, mother, and stockwoman.
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Robson,
Maurice Remon
(translator)
single work
short story
A man falls in love with a young widow who is living at his friend's farm. He fears she will reject him because she still loves the memory of her dead husband, but the truth is more suprising.
- Le Petit Nègre du Pasteur How the Reverend Joseph Simmondsen Lost His Character, Maurice Remon (translator) single work short story humour (p. 137-144)
- A quatorze brasses près de Quetta Rock Fourteen Fathoms by Quetta Rock, Maurice Remon (translator) single work short story (p. 147-164)
- Cotonnade bleue Blue Dungaree, Maurice Remon (translator) single work short story (p. 167-181)
- L'Anniversaire The Birthday, Maurice Remon (translator) single work short story (p. 185-198)
- En quarantaine Quarantine, Maurice Remon (translator) single work short story (p. 201-227)
- Pour élargir l'horizon Widening the Horizon, Maurice Remon (translator) single work short story (p. 231-247)
- Un Léandre dans le Hawkesbury A Leander of the Hawkesbury, Maurice Remon (translator) single work short story (p. 251-267)
- Le sort de l'Alida The Fate of the Alida, Maurice Remon (translator) single work short story (p. 271-292)
- Interdite: Histoire du "Spinifex" Forbidden (A Story of the Spinifex), Maurice Remon (translator) single work short story (p. 295-310)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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A Reader's Notebook
1934
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 14 March vol. 6 no. 3 1934; (p. 53-54)
— Review of Scandal of Spring 1934 single work novel ; Australian Short Stories 1928 anthology short story ; The Partners 1933 single work novel -
The Omnibus Development
1930
single work
prose
— Appears in: All About Books , 5 December vol. 2 no. 12 1930; (p. 316) -
Untitled
1928
single work
review
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 27 October 1928; (p. 22)
— Review of Australian Short Stories 1928 anthology short story ; Fourteen Fathoms by Quetta Rock 1928 single work short story -
Untitled
1928
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 7 November vol. 49 no. 2543 1928; (p. 5)
— Review of Australian Short Stories 1928 anthology short story
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Untitled
1928
single work
review
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 27 October 1928; (p. 22)
— Review of Australian Short Stories 1928 anthology short story ; Fourteen Fathoms by Quetta Rock 1928 single work short story -
Untitled
1928
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 7 November vol. 49 no. 2543 1928; (p. 5)
— Review of Australian Short Stories 1928 anthology short story -
A Reader's Notebook
1934
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 14 March vol. 6 no. 3 1934; (p. 53-54)
— Review of Scandal of Spring 1934 single work novel ; Australian Short Stories 1928 anthology short story ; The Partners 1933 single work novel -
The Omnibus Development
1930
single work
prose
— Appears in: All About Books , 5 December vol. 2 no. 12 1930; (p. 316)
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