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Issue Details: First known date: 1854... 1854 The Islanders
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'Written in the mid-1850s before any official or more orthodox history of the South Australian colony had appeared, The Kangaroo Islanders is one of the few colonial novels that represents in fleeting glimpses some of the improvisational and interactive encounters between the colonisers and the colonised on the edges of the island continent.

'A remarkable and colourful book, this novel represents life on Kangaroo Island in the period between 1802-1836.' (2020 edition publication summary)


 

Notes

  • M&M lists the first edition as 1854, but without publication details. No copy of an 1854 edition has been traced.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Adelaide, South Australia,:Wakefield Press , 2020 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction, Rick Hosking , single work essay
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1865
Serialised by: The Illustrated Melbourne News 1858 periodical
Notes:
Published in serialised format, 25 January to 25 December 1865. Page details unknown.
Serialised by: Illustrated Adelaide Post 1867-1874 periodical (1 issues)
      1854 .
      Note/s:
      • Published in serialised format in the Illustrated Adelaide Post under the title 'The Islanders'. Publication details not yet known.
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Works about this Work

'On the White Beach' : Beach Encounters in The Kangaroo Islanders Rick Hosking , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Something Rich and Strange : Sea Changes, Beaches and the Littoral in the Antipodes 2009; (p. 232-252) Discusses a historical novel about the lives of early 19th century seamen and their encounters with indigenous people.
A Sort of Pot Pourri Rick Hosking , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: Alas, for the Pelicans! Flinders, Baudin and Beyond : Essays and Poems. 2002; (p. 142-158) Discusses the sources of information for Cawthorne's novella The Kangaroo Islanders, including Cawthorne's diaries, and his personal knowledge of Kangaroo Island and its inhabitants.
The Treatment of the Aborigine in Early Australian Fiction, 1840-70 J. J. Healy , 1972 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 5 no. 3 1972; (p. 233-253)
Untitled 1927 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 7 July vol. 48 no. 2473 1927; (p. 5)
— Review of The Islanders W. A. Cawthorne , 1854 single work novel
Untitled 1927 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 7 July vol. 48 no. 2473 1927; (p. 5)
— Review of The Islanders W. A. Cawthorne , 1854 single work novel
A Sort of Pot Pourri Rick Hosking , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: Alas, for the Pelicans! Flinders, Baudin and Beyond : Essays and Poems. 2002; (p. 142-158) Discusses the sources of information for Cawthorne's novella The Kangaroo Islanders, including Cawthorne's diaries, and his personal knowledge of Kangaroo Island and its inhabitants.
'On the White Beach' : Beach Encounters in The Kangaroo Islanders Rick Hosking , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Something Rich and Strange : Sea Changes, Beaches and the Littoral in the Antipodes 2009; (p. 232-252) Discusses a historical novel about the lives of early 19th century seamen and their encounters with indigenous people.
The Treatment of the Aborigine in Early Australian Fiction, 1840-70 J. J. Healy , 1972 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 5 no. 3 1972; (p. 233-253)
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Subjects:
  • Kangaroo Island, South Australia,
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