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Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:George Robertson
, 1898 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Of the True Endeavouri"Happy he in whom the honest love of fair endeavour lingers,", single work poetry (p. vii-viii)
- Below and On Top, single work short story (p. 2-46)
- A Sabbath Morn at Waddy, single work short story humour (p. 47-55)
- The Trucker's Dream, single work short story (p. 56-63)
-
The Fossickers,
single work
short story
Tinker and Dick constantly fight over the area that they are both fossicking for gold, with near-fatal consequences.
- At the Yards, single work short story (p. 76-82)
- A Visit to Scrubby Gully, single work short story humour (p. 83-97)
- A Golden Shanty, single work short story (p. 98-117)
- Hebe of Grasstree, single work short story (p. 118-128)
- A Zealot in Labour, single work short story (p. 129-140)
- The Washerwoman of Jacker's Flat, single work short story humour (p. 141-161)
- Dead Man's Lode, single work short story (p. 162-177)
- After the Accident, single work short story (p. 178-185)
- Mr and Mrs Sin Fat, single work short story (p. 186-206)
- An Incident at the Old Pioneer, single work short story (p. 207-217)
- A Vain Sacrifice, single work short story (p. 218-223)
- Glover's Little Joke, single work short story (p. 224-232)
- A Child of Nature, single work short story (p. 233-251)
- The Whim Boy, single work short story (p. 252-278)
- Spicer's Courtship, single work short story humour (p. 279-285)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
Stone and Dyson
1954
single work
review
criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 28 April vol. 75 no. 3872 1954; (p. 2)
— Review of Jonah 1911 single work novel ; Below and on Top 1898 selected work short story Lindsay's 1950s article on Edward Dyson and Louis Stone tries to situate the writers in the Australian literary tradition dominated by Henry Lawson, Steele Rudd and Joseph Furphy. Lindsay acknowledges the uneven quality of Dyson's stories, but praises the mining stories of Below and on Top. Stone's novel, Jonah, is praised for the "vivid character-creation and . . . subtle and profound psychology" that is "sustained by the brilliant visualisation of the background". -
Publications Received
1898
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 3 December 1898; (p. 1075)
— Review of Fair Girls and Gray Horses : With Other Verses 1898 selected work poetry ; Below and on Top 1898 selected work short story The writer compares Ogilvie to Patterson and includes extracts from 'The Border Gate' and other poems in this review. Seven of the short stories in Below and on Top are given short descriptions within this very favourable review. -
Publications Received
1898
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 26 November 1898; (p. 1027)
— Review of Book of the Bush : Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the Early Colonial Life of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers and Others Who Left Their Native Land and Never Returned 1870 selected work short story ; The Camp at Wandinong 1898 selected work children's fiction ; Fair Girls and Gray Horses : With Other Verses 1898 selected work poetry ; Below and on Top 1898 selected work short story The reviewer writes that The Book of the Bush 'should be read by the young and the old'. -
Untitled
1898
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 December vol. 19 no. 983 1898; (p. 2)
— Review of Below and on Top 1898 selected work short story
-
Publications Received
1898
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 26 November 1898; (p. 1027)
— Review of Book of the Bush : Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the Early Colonial Life of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers and Others Who Left Their Native Land and Never Returned 1870 selected work short story ; The Camp at Wandinong 1898 selected work children's fiction ; Fair Girls and Gray Horses : With Other Verses 1898 selected work poetry ; Below and on Top 1898 selected work short story The reviewer writes that The Book of the Bush 'should be read by the young and the old'. -
Publications Received
1898
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 3 December 1898; (p. 1075)
— Review of Fair Girls and Gray Horses : With Other Verses 1898 selected work poetry ; Below and on Top 1898 selected work short story The writer compares Ogilvie to Patterson and includes extracts from 'The Border Gate' and other poems in this review. Seven of the short stories in Below and on Top are given short descriptions within this very favourable review. -
Stone and Dyson
1954
single work
review
criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 28 April vol. 75 no. 3872 1954; (p. 2)
— Review of Jonah 1911 single work novel ; Below and on Top 1898 selected work short story Lindsay's 1950s article on Edward Dyson and Louis Stone tries to situate the writers in the Australian literary tradition dominated by Henry Lawson, Steele Rudd and Joseph Furphy. Lindsay acknowledges the uneven quality of Dyson's stories, but praises the mining stories of Below and on Top. Stone's novel, Jonah, is praised for the "vivid character-creation and . . . subtle and profound psychology" that is "sustained by the brilliant visualisation of the background". -
Untitled
1898
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 December vol. 19 no. 983 1898; (p. 2)
— Review of Below and on Top 1898 selected work short story
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