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Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 Eclipsed : Two Centuries of Australian Women's Fiction
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Notes

  • Includes brief biographical notes on the authors.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Collins , 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Glimpse of a Situation : From Clara Morison; a Tale of South Australia During the Gold Fever, Catherine Helen Spence , extract humour (p. 2-14)
HMS Anson, Oline Keese , single work short story (p. 16-23)
How a Woman Kept Her Promise, Ellen Liston , single work short story (p. 25-35)
My Lodger, Waif Wander , single work short story biography
The lady seeking lodgings in Melbourne in an earlier issue of the AJ is now keeping lodgers herself. Her small furnished room is first let to a coquettish 40 year-old lady, but she is quickly replaced by the wealthy older gentleman she has been pursuing who determined to frustrate her plans. Warm, funny story. (PB)
(p. 37-54)
A Blunder, Silverleaf , extract novel (p. 56-61)
Deposed, Ada Cambridge , single work short story (p. 63-75)
The Saratoga Trunk, Laura Bogue Luffmann , single work short story (p. 77-80)
Monsieur Caloche, Tasma , single work short story satire
A Frenchman seeks work and ends up at a cattle station, where he has trouble settling into his new role. 
(p. 82-101)
Gwen's Decision, Rosa Praed , single work short story (p. 103-123)
The Chosen Vessel, Barbara Baynton , 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. 
(p. 125-131)
The Humbling of Sergeant Mahone, Mary Gaunt , single work short story (p. 133-143)
A Bush Honeymoon, Laura M. Palmer-Archer , single work short story (p. 145-152)
The New Carpet, Ada A. Holman , single work short story (p. 154-157)
Conversation in a Pantry, Henry Handel Richardson , single work short story (p. 159-165)
A Job for the Parson, G. B. Lancaster , single work short story (p. 167-173)
Her Just Necessities, Mary Grant Bruce , single work short story (p. 175-179)
Mr Bundock Sat, Miles Franklin , single work short story (p. 181-185)
Donalblain McCree and the Sin of Anger, Ethel Anderson , single work short story (p. 187-204)
The Cooboo, Katharine Susannah Prichard , 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.
(p. 206-209)
Young Grief, Myra Morris , single work short story (p. 211-216)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Documenting Women's Place Margaret McClusky , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 108 1989; (p. 27-28)

— Review of Eclipsed : Two Centuries of Australian Women's Fiction 1988 anthology short story
Rich Tradition of Women's Writing Marion Halligan , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 September 1988; (p. B4)

— Review of The Penguin Anthology of Australian Women's Writing 1988 anthology drama extract short story ; Eclipsed : Two Centuries of Australian Women's Fiction 1988 anthology short story ; Coming Out from Under : Contemporary Australian Woman Writers Pam Gilbert , 1988 selected work criticism ; Telling Ways : Australian Women's Experimental Writing 1988 anthology poetry short story criticism prose ; Australian Women Writers : A Bibliographic Guide 1988 single work bibliography biography
Women's Battle for Literary Credentials Peter Pierce , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 September 1988; (p. 79)

— Review of Coming Out from Under : Contemporary Australian Woman Writers Pam Gilbert , 1988 selected work criticism ; Eclipsed : Two Centuries of Australian Women's Fiction 1988 anthology short story ; The Penguin Anthology of Australian Women's Writing 1988 anthology drama extract short story ; Australian Women Writers : A Bibliographic Guide 1988 single work bibliography biography
Speaking Volumes for Women Carmel Bird , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 September 1988; (p. 13)

— Review of Coming Out from Under : Contemporary Australian Woman Writers Pam Gilbert , 1988 selected work criticism ; Eclipsed : Two Centuries of Australian Women's Fiction 1988 anthology short story
After the Eclipse, Rays of Insight Dorothy Porter , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 September 1988; (p. 10)

— Review of Nettie Palmer : Her Private Journal Fourteen Years, Poems, Reviews and Literary Essays Nettie Palmer , 1988 selected work poetry prose criticism review autobiography biography ; Eclipsed : Two Centuries of Australian Women's Fiction 1988 anthology short story
After the Eclipse, Rays of Insight Dorothy Porter , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 September 1988; (p. 10)

— Review of Nettie Palmer : Her Private Journal Fourteen Years, Poems, Reviews and Literary Essays Nettie Palmer , 1988 selected work poetry prose criticism review autobiography biography ; Eclipsed : Two Centuries of Australian Women's Fiction 1988 anthology short story
Speaking Volumes for Women Carmel Bird , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 September 1988; (p. 13)

— Review of Coming Out from Under : Contemporary Australian Woman Writers Pam Gilbert , 1988 selected work criticism ; Eclipsed : Two Centuries of Australian Women's Fiction 1988 anthology short story
Women's Battle for Literary Credentials Peter Pierce , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 September 1988; (p. 79)

— Review of Coming Out from Under : Contemporary Australian Woman Writers Pam Gilbert , 1988 selected work criticism ; Eclipsed : Two Centuries of Australian Women's Fiction 1988 anthology short story ; The Penguin Anthology of Australian Women's Writing 1988 anthology drama extract short story ; Australian Women Writers : A Bibliographic Guide 1988 single work bibliography biography
Rich Tradition of Women's Writing Marion Halligan , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 September 1988; (p. B4)

— Review of The Penguin Anthology of Australian Women's Writing 1988 anthology drama extract short story ; Eclipsed : Two Centuries of Australian Women's Fiction 1988 anthology short story ; Coming Out from Under : Contemporary Australian Woman Writers Pam Gilbert , 1988 selected work criticism ; Telling Ways : Australian Women's Experimental Writing 1988 anthology poetry short story criticism prose ; Australian Women Writers : A Bibliographic Guide 1988 single work bibliography biography
Documenting Women's Place Margaret McClusky , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 108 1989; (p. 27-28)

— Review of Eclipsed : Two Centuries of Australian Women's Fiction 1988 anthology short story
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