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Issue Details:
First known date:
1934...
vol.
6
no.
8
14 August
1934
of
All About Books
est. 1928
All About Books
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Notes
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On cover photograph captioned: Brian Penton, whose novel, Landtakers, is reviewed herein.
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Four books on Germany are reviewed by George H. Cowling.
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"Some Western Stories" briefly describes 11 novels from Hodders, Ward Lock, Collins' Wild West Club and Cassell's.
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Includes the second of Phil Grim's series of articles on dictionaries.
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1934 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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A Reader's Notebook,
single work
review
— Review of Landtakers : The Story of an Epoch 1934 single work novel ; Cobbers : A Personal Record of a Journey from Essex, in England, to Australia, Tasmania and Some of the Reefs and Islands in the Coral Sea, Made in the Years 1930, 1931 and 1932 1934 single work autobiography ; Eight Plays by Australians 1934 anthology drama ; Upsurge : A Novel 1934 single work novel ; The Silver Dog 1934 single work novel ; The Yellow Joss : And Other Tales 1934 selected work short story ; Ambition : An Autobiographical Novel 1934 single work novel ; (p. 153-154) -
Some New Books of Plays,
single work
review
— Review of Prize One-Act Plays 1934 anthology drama ; (p. 155) - Suggested Memorial, single work correspondence (p. 163)
- Best Sellers and A.B.A. Recommendations, single work column (p. 164-165)
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Norman Lindsay's Banned Novel,
single work
correspondence
(p. 166)Barratt defends The Cautious Amorist. The Editor responds and presents another English review.
- England and Australian Literature, single work criticism (p. 167)
- The Free-Lance Club [Meeting Report], single work column (p. 169-170)
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The Henry Lawson Memorial and Literary Society of Footscray [Meeting Report],
single work
column
(p. 170-171)Frances O'Flynn delivers a paper written by Knowles on Devaney; short obituary for J.H. Warren; Shaw Neilson is congratulated on the publication of his collection "as a recognition of his position as a leading Australian lyric singer".
- Queensland Authors and Artists' Association [Meeting Report], single work column (p. 171)
- Australian Literature Society [Meeting Report], single work column (p. 172)
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