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'The five are Peter, Cissy, Nancy, and twins Beauty and Barbara. When their parents go off to Egypt they are left with Uncle Horace and Cousin Estelle, where they discover a deserted house and garden. The children repair the garden to its original beauty, and when the artist-owner returns he is transformed by the enthusiasm and innocence of the children, so that he is able to paint again' (Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature 305).
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Note on verso of title page : First published in the Weekly Times as 'The Other Side of the Hill'.
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Users are warned that this work contains terminology that reflects attitudes or language used at the time of publication that are considered inappropriate today.
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The novel was serialised in The Weekly Times in 24 instalments between 31 May and 8 November 1919.
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'Us Five'
1923
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 17 February 1923; (p. 3)
— Review of Us Five 1922 single work children's fiction A brief review of the book and mention of the author and the illustrator.
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'Us Five'
1923
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 17 February 1923; (p. 3)
— Review of Us Five 1922 single work children's fiction A brief review of the book and mention of the author and the illustrator.
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