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Issue Details:
First known date:
1930...
vol.
2
no.
12
5 December
1930
of
All About Books
est. 1928
All About Books
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Notes
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Also includes Mrs. F. Carr Rollett's selection of Notable New Zealand Books of the Year.
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In 'Some New Books Reviewed' Fraser concentrates on the British Christmas releases.
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1930 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Authors Who Make Us Laugh,
single work
criticism
Fraser responds to the suggestion by Gerald Gould of the London Observer that 'most of the interesting literature in the world is sombre and serious'.
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Australian Books of 1930,
single work
review
— Review of The Gully and Other Verses 1929 selected work poetry ; The Wild Swan : Poems 1930 selected work poetry ; Queensland Poets 1930 single work criticism ; The Fortunes of Richard Mahony : Comprising Australia Felix, The Way Home, Ultima Thule 1930 selected work novel ; Ten Creeks Run : A Tale of the Horse and Cattle Stations of the Murrumbidgee 1930 single work novel ; Men Are Human 1930 single work novel ; Haxby's Circus : The Lightest, Brightest Little Show on Earth 1930 single work novel ; Redheap 1930 single work novel ; The Difficult Art 1930 single work novel ; Negrohead 1929 single work novel ; Earth Battle 1930 single work novel ; Huon Belle : A Novel 1930 single work novel ; Only the Morning 1930 single work novel ; An Outline of Australian Literature 1930 single work criticism ; Souvenirs d'une Parisienne aux Antipodes 1930 single work autobiography ; Knocking Round 1930 selected work criticism biography autobiography prose essay short story ; The Kitchen Table : A Play in One Act 1930 single work drama ; (p. 307-310) -
Untitled,
single work
review
— Review of Earth Battle 1930 single work novel ; (p. 309) -
The Strange People,
single work
short story
satire
The narrator finds a former Australian actor, now controlled by the characters he played, living in a remote village in Papua New Guinea.
- The Omnibus Development, single work prose (p. 316)
- What the World is Reading, single work column (p. 318)
- Choosing Books for Children, single work column (p. 320, 322)
- A New Zealand Anthology, single work review (p. 324)
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A Summary of the Best New Books,
single work
column
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.
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More Good New Novels,
single work
review
— Review of Exit Simeon Hex 1930 single work novel ; (p. 335) -
Vance Palmer's Great Novel,
single work
review
— Review of The Passage 1930 single work novel ; (p. 336-337, 339) -
An Essayist at Large,
single work
review
— Review of Speaking Personally 1930 selected work essay ; (p. 338-339)
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