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Dedication: To those who dream of Europe
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Autobiographical prose.
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The first of Murdoch's four travel books; she later published: She Travelled Alone In Spain (1935), Tyrolean June : A Summer Holiday in Austrian Tyrol (1936) and Vagrant in Summer : Holiday Memories of Nine European Towns (1937).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Armchair Tourism : The Popularity of Australian Travel Writing
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 182-202) 'Richard White examines the 'uneasy relationship' between the genre of travel writing and the notions of the popular. He considers the way in which 'Australian travel writers negotiated the pitfalls of popularity' and argues that 'a number of Australian writers broke with these conventions and willingly embraced the popular.' He takes Frank Clune and Colin Simpson as case studies to examine how their writing courted a popular mass market in Australia and created a genre where ordinary tourist was hero.' (Editor's foreword xiv) -
Books of the Week
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 8 November 1930; (p. 18)
— Review of The Meeting-Pool : A Tale of Borneo 1929 selected work children's fiction ; Mateship : A Discursive Yarn 1907 single work short story ; Seventh Heaven : A Joyous Discovery of Europe 1930 single work prose ; The White Man's Garden : A Tale of Borneo 1930 selected work children's fiction -
Seventh Heaven
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: Desiderata , 1 November no. 6 1930; (p. 13)
— Review of Seventh Heaven : A Joyous Discovery of Europe 1930 single work prose -
A Summary of the Best New Books
1930
single work
column
— Appears in: All About Books , 5 December vol. 2 no. 12 1930; (p. 325-329) This column is written 'as a bookseller selecting books for different types of readers rather than as a literary critic'. It is divided into the sections: 'Novels of Literary Merit', 'Popular Good Stories' and 'General Literature'. Its emphasis is not Australian literature. -
A Bookseller Talks Shop
1930
single work
prose
humour
— Appears in: All About Books , 17 October vol. 2 no. 10 1930; (p. 271-272)
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Seventh Heaven
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: Desiderata , 1 November no. 6 1930; (p. 13)
— Review of Seventh Heaven : A Joyous Discovery of Europe 1930 single work prose -
Books of the Week
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 8 November 1930; (p. 18)
— Review of The Meeting-Pool : A Tale of Borneo 1929 selected work children's fiction ; Mateship : A Discursive Yarn 1907 single work short story ; Seventh Heaven : A Joyous Discovery of Europe 1930 single work prose ; The White Man's Garden : A Tale of Borneo 1930 selected work children's fiction -
Envy, Travel, Lost Treasure, Africa, Meanness, Reflections
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 15 September vol. 2 no. 9 1930; (p. 240) -
What the World is Reading
1930
single work
column
— Appears in: All About Books , 15 September vol. 2 no. 9 1930; (p. 244) This column accompanies, and attempts to interpret the data from, the best seller lists from England and the United States of America and the list compiled by a committee nominated by the Associated Booksellers of Australia and New Zealand. -
A Bookseller Talks Shop
1930
single work
prose
humour
— Appears in: All About Books , 17 October vol. 2 no. 10 1930; (p. 271-272) -
A Summary of the Best New Books
1930
single work
column
— Appears in: All About Books , 5 December vol. 2 no. 12 1930; (p. 325-329) This column is written 'as a bookseller selecting books for different types of readers rather than as a literary critic'. It is divided into the sections: 'Novels of Literary Merit', 'Popular Good Stories' and 'General Literature'. Its emphasis is not Australian literature. -
Armchair Tourism : The Popularity of Australian Travel Writing
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 182-202) 'Richard White examines the 'uneasy relationship' between the genre of travel writing and the notions of the popular. He considers the way in which 'Australian travel writers negotiated the pitfalls of popularity' and argues that 'a number of Australian writers broke with these conventions and willingly embraced the popular.' He takes Frank Clune and Colin Simpson as case studies to examine how their writing courted a popular mass market in Australia and created a genre where ordinary tourist was hero.' (Editor's foreword xiv)
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