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Affiliation Notes
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19th-Century Australian Travel Writing
Francis Adams (1862-1893)—poet, novelist, commentator and radical—immigrated to Melbourne in 1884 due to illness. In Australia Adams wrote for the Brisbane Courier, for William Lane's Boomerang, and for the Bulletin, and tutored on up-country stations. A prolific writer, Adams' works include Leicester: An Autobiography (1885), republished as A Child of the Age (1894); Australian Essays (1886); Poetical Works (1887); The Australians (1893); and Essays in Modernity (1899). He is best-known for his poetry collection Songs of the Army of the Night (1888). Australian Life chronicles Adams’ internal travels in the colonies and is divided geographically into two parts: reminiscences of coastal or interior journeys. Novelistic in tone, this conversational narrative describes Australia through love stories, reminiscences, and family anecdotes as well as describing the author's travels in Queensland and New South Wales. The Tasmanian State Library edition was owned by the literary critic A.G. Stephens.
Contents
- The Red Snake, single work short story (p. 3-24)
- Dr Fletcher's Love Story, single work short story (p. 50-81)
- Dick Ward (Mr Short's Reminiscences), single work short story (p. 82-91)
- A Souvenir of Suakim, single work short story (p. 94-102)
- Lily Davenant : Will Jeckyll's Version, single work short story humour (p. 103-111)
- Miss Jackson, single work short story (p. 112-121)
- His Trip Home, single work short story (p. 122-134)
- Long Forster Tony Forster, single work short story (p. 137-147)
- The Last of the Bushrangers, single work short story (p. 149-176)
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The Hut by the Tanks
Johnnie Holme,
single work
short story
The narrator of this story is surprised to discover that Jonnie Holmes, an intelligent bush-bred young man, believes in ghosts. One evening, Jonnie tells him about the two kinds of ghosts he believes in and what happened when he saw one of them.
- Elsie Nowell A Bush Girl, single work short story (p. 192-209)
- Flowers for the Dead : An Up-Country Sketch, single work short story (p. 210-217)
- Aggy: A Christmas Tale of Thirty Years Ago, single work short story (p. 218-237)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1892
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 4 June 1892; (p. 13)
— Review of Australian Life 1892 selected work short story
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Untitled
1892
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 4 June 1892; (p. 13)
— Review of Australian Life 1892 selected work short story
- New South Wales,
- Queensland,