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Author:agent G. B. Barton

Issue Details: First known date: 1866... 1866 The Poets and Prose Writers of New South Wales

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First book of criticism of Australian literature. Intended as a supplement to Barton's Literature in New South Wales.
Includes poetry.

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Gibbs, Shallard and Co. , 1866 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Untitled : from The Devil and the Governor, William Forster , extract drama satire (p. 49-54)

To Miss F -"If I might make so free without boldness", 'Menippus' , single work poetry (p. 150-151)

Farewell to the Seventy Seventh"Is it going ye are to the Indies,", 'Menippus' , single work poetry (p. 151)

A Cabman's Philosophy"Tell me Cabman - thou hast studied", 'Menippus' , single work poetry (p. 153)

The Publican's Daughter"Than the beer which she served", 'Menippus' , single work poetry (p. 154)

To W. M."You should have lived in olden time,", 'Menippus' , single work poetry (p. 162-163)

The Fate of the Explorers : A Fragment The Fate of the Explorers, Burke and Wills"Set your face towards the darkness, tell of deserts weird and wide,", Henry Kendall , single work poetry (p. 194-196)

The Cattle Hunters"While the morning light beams on the fern-matted streams,", Henry Kendall , single work poetry (p. 196)

The Barcoo : The Squatter's Song"From the runs of the Narran, wide-dotted with sheep,", Henry Kendall , single work poetry (p. 196-197)

Note: With title: 'The Barcoo'

Kooroora Kerrassu: An Aboriginal Song"The gums in the gully stand gloomy and stark;", Henry Kendall , single work poetry (p. 197-198)

Clari"Too cold, O my brother, too cold for my wife", Henry Kendall , single work poetry (p. 198-199)

Song"And they shook their sweetness out in their sleep,", Henry Kendall , single work poetry (p. 199-200)

Etheline"The heart that once was rich with light,", Henry Kendall , single work poetry (p. 200-201)

Campaspe"Turn from the ways of this woman! Campaspe, we call her by name -", Henry Kendall , single work poetry (p. 201-202)

Fainting by the Way"Swarthy wastelands, wide and woodless, glittering, miles and miles away,", Henry Kendall , single work poetry (p. 202-203)

Ghost Glen""Shut your ears, Stranger, or turn from Ghost Glen now,", Henry Kendall , single work poetry (p. 204-205)

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Henry Kendall Alpha Beta , 1884 single work criticism
— Appears in: Sydney Quarterly Magazine , April 1884; (p. 300-312)

A Review 1867 single work review
— Appears in: The Leader , 26 January 1867; (p. 23-24)
— Review of The Poets and Prose Writers of New South Wales G. B. Barton , 1866 single work criticism