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A collection of poetry about the mysteries of the desert and its strange and "mystic" spirit.
Notes
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Dedication: Dedicated to My Truest Friend - My Wife. p.v
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Epigraph: Breath of the hot wind stealing nigh, / The voice of the desert is in your sigh. / Plain and sandhill and mulga tall - / The voice of the desert speaks in you all. / Grim is the voice of the desert - aye, / In the silent night, in the cloudless day; / And the tales it tells are but tales of woe, / As the summers come and the summers go.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
London,
c
England,c
c
United Kingdom (UK),c
Western Europe,
Europe,:Elliot Stock
, 1905 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.-
In the Deserti"A cloudless sky o'erhead, and all around",
single work
poetry
(p. 1-2)A poem about the timelessness and the otherworldliness of the Australian outback, tinged with a sense of dreadNote: Neither epigraph nor signature are printed.
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The Ghosts of the Deserti"I had ridden far over the countryside,",
single work
poetry
(p. 3-8)
Note: Illustrated. Republished as 'The Desert Ghosts.'
- The Watchersi"All things were old in that grim, grey land,", single work poetry (p. 9-11)
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The Madman's Dream of the Golden Mountaini"Scrub - black scrub! on our onward way",
single work
poetry
(p. 12-15)
A poem set in the wilderness, wherein the Devil and Death are entities in the poem, just off-stage awaiting the narrator. It describes voices and bright eyes disturbing his sleep and implies that what is coming for him is a consequence of his greed.
- The Star of Hopei"A Glimpse of a dead world, lifeless; where only", single work poetry (p. 16-19)
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The Australian Desert : A Dream of the Futurei"Shunned and dreaded; untrodden, drear;",
single work
poetry
(p. 20-2)
Note: Appears as 'An Ideal of the Future.'
- In the Great Drought : The Native Deadi"There comes a cry from the thirsty lands,", single work poetry (p. 23-4)
- The Spirit of Goldi"Quoth the Spirit of Gold: "I will dig its grave", single work poetry (p. 25-7)
- Hauntedi"Haunted, haunted! our life keeps drooping", single work poetry (p. 28-30)
- Droving Reveries Bush Reveriesi"When the waning light of the sad moon shines", single work poetry (p. 31-35)
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The Guard of the Northern Strait : A Song of Queenslandi"Bold Torres, the sailor, came and went,",
single work
poetry
(p. 36-8)
Note: Here titled 'Song of the Torres Strait's Islands'
- Cape Leeuwin Song of Cape Leeuwini"Beaten by tempest and stormed by drift,", single work poetry (p. 39)
- The Story of a Bottle : A Message from the Seai"I was born - well, I scarce remember now,", single work poetry (p. 40-3)
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Night at Yamba Crossingi"Over the crunching, yielding sand,",
single work
poetry
(p. 44-5)
Note: With title: 'Night at the Yamba Crossing: Fitzroy River'
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Dead in the Queensland Bushi"Where the trailing boughs of the tea-trees droop,",
single work
poetry
(p. 46-7)
Note: 'Dead in the Queensland Bush' republished as 'Dead in the Bush' .
- The Night Windi"Viewless, not voiceless, you sweep along;", single work poetry (p. 48-50)
- Dreamsi"Dreams of life's morning, how gladly we greet you!", single work poetry (p. 51)
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An Episode of Bush Lifei"The hot, fierce sun above; below, the river",
single work
poetry
(p. 52-6)
Note: 'An Episode of Bush Life' republished as 'A Bush Tragedy.'
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Bound to the Masti"Bound to the mast - the mast of daily toil,",
single work
poetry
(p. 57-9)
Note: Alternative first line appears: " 'Twas but the wave, and yet methought there came,
- 'Found Dead'i"'At times but a dim remembrance,", single work poetry (p. 60-2)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Books and Authors
1905
single work
column
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 26 August 1905; (p. 19) -
Untitled
1905
single work
review
— Appears in: The Spectator , 11 November 1905; (p. 762)
— Review of Voices of the Desert 1905 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1905
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 4 November 1905; (p. 22)
— Review of Voices of the Desert 1905 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1905
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser , 8 November vol. 80 no. 2296 1905; (p. 1199)
— Review of Voices of the Desert 1905 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1905
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 16 February vol. 26 no. 1305 1905; (p. 2)
— Review of Voices of the Desert 1905 selected work poetry
-
Untitled
1905
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser , 8 November vol. 80 no. 2296 1905; (p. 1199)
— Review of Voices of the Desert 1905 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1905
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 4 November 1905; (p. 22)
— Review of Voices of the Desert 1905 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1905
single work
review
— Appears in: The Spectator , 11 November 1905; (p. 762)
— Review of Voices of the Desert 1905 selected work poetry -
New Books
1905
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 2 November vol. 26 no. 1342 1905; (p. 2)
— Review of Voices of the Desert 1905 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1905
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 16 February vol. 26 no. 1305 1905; (p. 2)
— Review of Voices of the Desert 1905 selected work poetry -
Books and Authors
1905
single work
column
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 26 August 1905; (p. 19)
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