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The novel is a tale of romance and the occult. Begins:
"How can any one hope to transfer that to canvas? asked the artist, surveying the many coloured earth and sky and sea with despairing eyes.
"Easily enough," replied the girl at his elbow, "those who see twice as vividly as others, can make others see once as vividly as they do. That is what we call genius."
"A large word for my small capabilities, Miss Enistor. Am I a genius?"
"Ask yourself, Mr. Hardwick, for none other than yourself can answer truly."
'Outside his special gift the artist was not over clever, so he lounged on the yielding turf of the slope to turn the speech over in his mind and wait results. This tall solidly built Saxon only arrived at conclusions by slow degrees of laborious reflection. With his straight athletic figure, closely clipped fair hair and a bronzed complexion, against which his moustache looked almost white, he resembled a soldier rather than a painter.'
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Miscellaneous
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Notes on Australian Science Fiction 2001; (p. 101-104)
— Review of The Invasion 1877 single work novel ; The Last of Six : Tales of the Austral Tropics 1893 selected work short story ; Ashes : A Tale of Two Spheres 1890 single work novel ; The Harlequin Opal 1893 single work novel ; A Son of Perdition : An Occult Romance 1912 single work novel ; The Gentleman Who Vanished : A Psychological Phantasy 1890 single work novel ; My Weird Wooing 1888 single work novel ; The Clairaudient : A Story of Psychical Research 1896 single work novel ; Aerial and Terrestrial Transit : An Inquiry Thereinto by a Paid Select Committee of Members of Parliament, Elected by Members of Parliament : Qualifications:- Strictly Non-professional : A Series of Records of Their Distinguished Labours. 1895 single work novel ; Recognition : A Mystery of the Coming Colony 1895 single work novel ; The Yellow Wave : A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia 1895 single work novel ; Artabanzanus : The Demon of the Great Lake : An Allegorical Romance of Tasmania 1896 single work novel
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Miscellaneous
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Notes on Australian Science Fiction 2001; (p. 101-104)
— Review of The Invasion 1877 single work novel ; The Last of Six : Tales of the Austral Tropics 1893 selected work short story ; Ashes : A Tale of Two Spheres 1890 single work novel ; The Harlequin Opal 1893 single work novel ; A Son of Perdition : An Occult Romance 1912 single work novel ; The Gentleman Who Vanished : A Psychological Phantasy 1890 single work novel ; My Weird Wooing 1888 single work novel ; The Clairaudient : A Story of Psychical Research 1896 single work novel ; Aerial and Terrestrial Transit : An Inquiry Thereinto by a Paid Select Committee of Members of Parliament, Elected by Members of Parliament : Qualifications:- Strictly Non-professional : A Series of Records of Their Distinguished Labours. 1895 single work novel ; Recognition : A Mystery of the Coming Colony 1895 single work novel ; The Yellow Wave : A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia 1895 single work novel ; Artabanzanus : The Demon of the Great Lake : An Allegorical Romance of Tasmania 1896 single work novel
