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Issue Details: First known date: 1939... 1939 Songs from Tales and Tarradiddles
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Notes

  • Work consists of illustrated poems followed by accompanying music scores.
  • Author's note (illustrated and titled 'Explanation : The Perfesser and Alter Ego Esq.'): 'Alter Ego Esq. thinks it is a very good likeness of the Perfesser and the Perfesser thinks it is a very good likeness of Alter Ego Esq., but neither of them thinks it is a good likeness of himself. People are like that about likenesses.'

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Allan and Co. , 1939 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Fantaili"Flit-a", Esquire The Perfessor and Alter Ego , single work poetry children's (p. 4)
Mister Butcher-Bird Mr Butcher-Birdi"Please", Esquire The Perfessor and Alter Ego , single work poetry children's (p. 6)
Note: With title: Mister Butcher-Bird.
The Spiny Anteateri"Stickly-prickly-Porky-pine,", Esquire The Perfessor and Alter Ego , single work poetry children's (p. 8)
My Vegebul Gardeni"I want a vegebul garden", Esquire The Perfessor and Alter Ego , single work poetry children's (p. 10)
Silvereyei"Lend me your glasses with silver rim,", Esquire The Perfessor and Alter Ego , single work poetry children's (p. 13)
Rufflesi"Ruffles is our bower-bird,", Esquire The Perfessor and Alter Ego , single work poetry children's (p. 16)
King of the Castlei"The Blue-wren stood on a garden stick,", Esquire The Perfessor and Alter Ego , single work poetry children's (p. 20)
Note: The following music score only sets the first three verses of the poem to music.
That Treei"'Twas the Tomtits that began it,", Esquire The Perfessor and Alter Ego , single work poetry children's (p. 24)
Brolgasi"Brolgas, brolgas out on the plain", Esquire The Perfessor and Alter Ego , single work poetry children's (p. 28)
Old Man Goannai"Old Man Goanna", Esquire The Perfessor and Alter Ego , single work poetry children's (p. 32)
Possum up a Gum-Treei"Possum up a gum-tree, look down at me;", Esquire The Perfessor and Alter Ego , single work poetry children's (p. 35)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Alternative title: Songs from Tales and Taradiddles
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Allan and Co. , 1939 .
      Extent: 36p.
      Description: illus. (b & w)
      Reprinted: 1939
      Note/s:
      • Earlier printing of this work spelled the title as Songs from Tales and Taradiddles (with a single 'r') - a later printing of this work corrected this mistake, but retained the spelling of 'Tales' (originally spelt 'Tails' in the previous book of poetry).
      • Contains glossary.
      Series: Imperial Edition Allan and Co. (publisher), series - publisher Number in series: 476
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