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Contains a two-page 'Dedicatory Letter' from the author to 'my Sister Lilian' that describes the styles and enthusiasms of the two authors as teenage writers. The dedication concludes: 'This plain little tale bears your name, and gleans its grace in bearing it. So the gift must make you as a child again, blind to all faults and pleased to offer praise. E.S.C. Mosman's Bay, Sydney.'
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, 1898 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- The Camp at Wandinong, single work children's fiction children's (p. 11-102)
- The Child of the Children, single work children's fiction children's (p. 103-124)
- Bedtime at Brown's : A Very Domestic Sketch, single work children's fiction children's (p. 125-140)
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The Gloves of Gregan McAlister,
single work
children's fiction
children's
A mother forces her son to wear gloves in order to impress a socially high-ranking lady. The son, knowing he will be the subject of ridicule, acquiesces. Following a fight with another boy (on account of the son's mode of dress) the mother relents and allows her son to burn the gloves and instead play football.
- The Doing of It, single work children's fiction children's humour (p. 162-175)
- School at Jimbaree, single work children's fiction children's (p. 176-194)
- A Saucepan Sketch, single work children's fiction children's (p. 195-205)
- A Suburban Terrace, single work children's fiction children's (p. 206-220)
- What the Postman Brought, single work children's fiction children's (p. 221-238)
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A Champion in Ankle Straps,
single work
children's fiction
children's
A young girl is saddened by the satirical drawings of her father that appear in the Bulletin. Determined to change the weekly images, she visits the Bulletin office and requests a new, kinder drawing of her father. Charmed by her winsomeness, the journal's illustrators comply.
- Second Nature, single work children's fiction children's (p. 266-286)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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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 Guardian , 3 December 1898; (p. 12)
— Review of The Camp at Wandinong 1898 selected work children's fiction -
Books and Publications
1898
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 19 November vol. 57 no. 1502 1898; (p. 51)
— Review of The Camp at Wandinong 1898 selected work children's fiction
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[Untitled]
1898
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian , 3 December 1898; (p. 12)
— Review of The Camp at Wandinong 1898 selected work children's fiction -
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'. -
Books and Publications
1898
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 19 November vol. 57 no. 1502 1898; (p. 51)
— Review of The Camp at Wandinong 1898 selected work children's fiction
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