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Issue Details:
First known date:
1926...
no.
317
October
1926
of
The School Paper : Grades VII and VIII
est. 1896-1932
The School Paper : Grades VII and VIII
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Notes
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Only literary material by Australian authors individually indexed.
Other material in this issue includes:
- First Page Picture: 'Gulls' by British artist Arthur Burrington (1856-1924), [129]-130.
- Poetry: 'A Dream of Spring' by English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (q.v.), 132-133.
- Prose: 'The Ancient Mariner's Message' from Brown's Young Citizen Readers, with illus. 'He tells his story' by Herbert Cole, 130-132; 'My Creed' by American author H. A. [Howard Arnold] Walter (1883-1918), 141.
- Drama: 'A Queer Family', dramatised from a short story by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe (q.v.), 137-139; 'Perfection Needs No Addition' from King John by William Shakespeare (q.v.), 143.
- Fiction: '"Grip," the Raven' from Barnaby Rudge by English novelist Charles Dickens (q.v.), with illus. 'Grip' by English illustrator Fred Barnard (1846-1896), 142-143.
- Natural Science: 'Parrots and Cockatoos' by Australian naturalist J. A. Leach (q.v.), with photograph : 'Young Major Mitchell Cockatoo' by Charles Barrett from Pals Annual, 1926, 133-136; 'Australian Song Birds' by Melbourne writer Donald Thomson (q.v.), with illus. 'Grey or Harmonious Thrush', 140-141.
- Brain-Teasers: 'To Sharpen Your Wits' (unattributed), 144.
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Preceding or following each piece is a short glossary of the longer words contained therein, as well as notes about people and places mentioned.
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1926 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Angel of the Doves : A Plea Against Pigeon-Shootingi"It chanced on a day in the soft springtide,", extract poetry (p. 139)
- The Choristersi""'Tis summer, summer," pipes the sweet grey thrush", single work poetry (p. 141)
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