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Notes
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Dedication: 'For my son Matcham.'
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Author's note: 'The White Man's Garden grew on the island of Daat, near the coast of Borneo, which readers of The Meeting Pool may remember. I am indebted to the Sejarah Melayu, or Malay History, for the first of the little stories; to Khamis, a Kadayan youth of Labuan, Borneo; to old Norsa, who long since left the Singapore Hospital for the bosom of Allah; and to Munshi Muhammed Sa'aid, of Penang Straits Settlements, for most of the others.'
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Epigraph:
"But it's all wrong," said the Botanist.
"Who was addressing you?" replied the Author.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
London,
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England,c
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Western Europe,
Europe,:Elkin Mathews
, 1930 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- The White Man Goes, single work children's fiction children's (p. 3-10)
- The Fooling of King Alexander, single work children's fiction children's (p. 13-17)
- The Professor Arrives, single work children's fiction children's (p. 21-22)
- Pa Kelau's Hunting, single work children's fiction children's (p. 25-29)
- The First Dry, single work children's fiction children's (p. 33-39)
- Too Many Grandmothers, single work children's fiction children's (p. 44-46)
- The First Wet, single work children's fiction children's (p. 49-50)
- Bru and Penyu, single work children's fiction children's (p. 53-56)
- The Second Dry, single work children's fiction children's (p. 59-60)
- Inchek Ular and the Snake-Neck Bird, single work children's fiction children's (p. 63-66)
- The Second Dry (Continued), single work children's fiction children's (p. 75-78)
- The Fire that Wasn't, single work children's fiction children's (p. 81-84)
- The White Man Returns, single work children's fiction children's (p. 87-92)
- Don't Count Your Cocoanuts Before They Are Plucked, single work children's fiction children's (p. 95-98)
- The Jungle Goes, single work children's fiction children's (p. 101-108)
- Pa Kelau's Wooing, single work children's fiction children's (p. 111-116)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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The Meeting-Pool : A Tale of Borneo
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Elkin Mathews
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1929
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1929
selected work
children's fiction
children's
Works about this Work
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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 -
Untitled
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 13 December 1930; (p. 5)
— Review of The White Man's Garden : A Tale of Borneo 1930 selected work children's fiction -
Untitled
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Examiner , 6 December 1930; (p. 5)
— Review of The White Man's Garden : A Tale of Borneo 1930 selected work children's fiction -
Untitled
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bendigo Advertiser , 27 December 1930; (p. 14)
— Review of The White Man's Garden : A Tale of Borneo 1930 selected work children's fiction -
Untitled
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 6 December 1930; (p. 10)
— Review of The White Man's Garden : A Tale of Borneo 1930 selected work children's fiction
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More Tales from Borneo
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun , 7 December 1930; (p. 25)
— Review of The White Man's Garden : A Tale of Borneo 1930 selected work children's fiction -
Untitled
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 6 December 1930; (p. 10)
— Review of The White Man's Garden : A Tale of Borneo 1930 selected work children's fiction -
Untitled
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bendigo Advertiser , 27 December 1930; (p. 14)
— Review of The White Man's Garden : A Tale of Borneo 1930 selected work children's fiction -
Untitled
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Examiner , 6 December 1930; (p. 5)
— Review of The White Man's Garden : A Tale of Borneo 1930 selected work children's fiction -
Untitled
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 13 December 1930; (p. 5)
— Review of The White Man's Garden : A Tale of Borneo 1930 selected work children's fiction
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Settings:
- Borneo, Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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