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y separately published work icon The Tramp and Other Stories selected work   short story  
Alternative title: My Father Sleeps All the Time
Issue Details: First known date: 1936... 1936 The Tramp and Other Stories
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Notes

  • Dedication: To my mother

Contents

* Contents derived from the London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Macmillan , 1936 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Tramp, Dal Stivens , single work short story (p. 1-12)
The Teacher of Literature, Dal Stivens , single work short story (p. 13-22)
Mr. Bloody Kearns, Dal Stivens , single work short story (p. 23-27)
Harvest Time, Dal Stivens , single work short story (p. 29-37)
A Simple Story, Dal Stivens , single work short story (p. 39-43)
Christmas Eve, Dal Stivens , single work short story (p. 45-54)
Grass, Dal Stivens , single work short story (p. 55-57)
Endless Story, Dal Stivens , single work short story (p. 59-68)
The Widow, Dal Stivens , single work short story (p. 69-74)
Voices, Dal Stivens , single work short story (p. 75-81)
Pearl before Swine, Dal Stivens , single work short story (p. 83-92)
Ewe and Crows, Dal Stivens , single work short story (p. 93-95)
"Some Day ...", Dal Stivens , single work short story (p. 97-103)
My Father Sleeps All the Time, Dal Stivens , single work short story (p. 105-115)
Prelude and Fugue, Dal Stivens , single work short story (p. 117-123)
Strangers, Dal Stivens , single work short story (p. 125-130)
The Snare, Dal Stivens , single work short story (p. 131-132)
The Shilling, Dal Stivens , single work short story (p. 133-142)
Note: Same version as in The Bulletin 1935.
Prison, Dal Stivens , single work short story (p. 143-148)
"Here Was this Boy...", Dal Stivens , single work short story (p. 149-159)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Macmillan ,
      1936 .
      Extent: 202,[1]p.p.
      Edition info: Empire edition. This Edition is supplied for sale only in India, the Dominions, and the Colonies.

Works about this Work

A Bulletin Short Story Dal Stivens , 1980 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , June vol. 40 no. 2 1980; (p. 211-214)
New Australian Books Frederick T. Macartney , 1937 single work review
— Appears in: All About Books , 12 May vol. 9 no. 5 1937; (p. 69-70)

— Review of The Picnic Martin Boyd , 1937 single work novel ; The Tramp and Other Stories Dal Stivens , 1936 selected work short story ; Plaque with Laurel M. Barnard Eldershaw , 1937 single work novel ; Old Man Murray Will Lawson , 1937 single work novel ; Backs to the Wall G. D. Mitchell , 1937 single work autobiography
A New Australian Writer F. D. D. , 1937 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 6 January vol. 58 no. 2969 1937; (p. 2,9)

— Review of The Tramp and Other Stories Dal Stivens , 1936 selected work short story
A New Australian Writer F. D. D. , 1937 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 6 January vol. 58 no. 2969 1937; (p. 2,9)

— Review of The Tramp and Other Stories Dal Stivens , 1936 selected work short story
New Australian Books Frederick T. Macartney , 1937 single work review
— Appears in: All About Books , 12 May vol. 9 no. 5 1937; (p. 69-70)

— Review of The Picnic Martin Boyd , 1937 single work novel ; The Tramp and Other Stories Dal Stivens , 1936 selected work short story ; Plaque with Laurel M. Barnard Eldershaw , 1937 single work novel ; Old Man Murray Will Lawson , 1937 single work novel ; Backs to the Wall G. D. Mitchell , 1937 single work autobiography
A Bulletin Short Story Dal Stivens , 1980 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , June vol. 40 no. 2 1980; (p. 211-214)
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