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Henry Boote Henry Boote i(A5912 works by) (a.k.a. Henry Ernest Boote; Henry E. Boote; H. E. Boote )
Also writes as: 'Touchstone' [Boote] ; H. E. B.
Born: Established: 20 May 1865 Liverpool, Merseyside,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
; Died: Ceased: 14 Aug 1949 Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1889
Heritage: English
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1 y separately published work icon The Dim Rainbow, and Other Poems Henry Boote , Sydney : William Brooks , 1951 Z463909 1951 selected work poetry
1 y separately published work icon May Day : A Commemoration Poem Written for the Great May Day Demonstration in Sydney, 1938 Henry Boote , Sydney : Henry Boote , 1938 Z799548 1938 single work poetry
1 3 y separately published work icon I Look Forth Henry Boote , Sydney : 1937 Z263332 1937 selected work poetry
1 1 y separately published work icon The Siren City Henry Boote , Sydney : Worker Trustees , 1935 Z460574 1935 selected work poetry
1 y separately published work icon As I Went By : Poems Henry Boote , Sydney : Worker Trustees , 1933 Z460676 1933 selected work poetry
1 y separately published work icon Tea with the Devil and Other Diversions Henry Boote , Sydney : Worker Trustees , 1928 Z463806 1928 selected work prose
1 y separately published work icon The Human Ladder : An Australian Story of Our Own Time Henry Boote , Sydney : Judd Publishing Co , 1920 Z463704 1920 single work novel
1 1 y separately published work icon The Land of Wherisit : A Cycle of Tales That Begins at the End and Ends at the Beginning, Told by a Graduate of All Fool's College for the Entertainment of His Kind Henry Boote , Sydney : Judd Publishing Co , 1919 Z451353 1919 selected work short story satire A collection of satirical and allegorical tales which grind a socialist axe, the stories are set in the land of Wherisit. Each explores various social themes which the author, a New South Wales journalist and Labour party devotee, conceived initially for publication in the the Australian Worker.
1 y separately published work icon Set the Twelve Men Free Henry Boote , Sydney : NSW Labor Council , 1918 Z799545 1918 single work
1 December 20, 1917 i "I must bow down and worship at some shrine;", H. E. B. , 1918 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian Worker , 3 January vol. 27 no. 1 1918; (p. 10)
1 May Day, 1917 i "Beyond the fretful seas,", H. E. B. , 1917 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian Worker , 3 May vol. 26 no. 18 1917; (p. 17)
1 Seen From the Stars i "''Hello, there, Shining One!" I said, and gazed up at the sky;", H. E. B. , 1917 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian Worker , 1 March vol. 26 no. 9 1917; (p. 9)
1 Up, Australians! i "There's a splendor in the battle", Henry Boote , 1916 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian Worker , 28 September 1916; (p. 17)
1 Answer 'No!' i "Shall Australia be conscripted?", Henry Boote , 1916 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian Worker , 12 October 1916; (p. 19)
1 At Sunrise i "Deep darkness lay upon the scene,", H. E. B. , 1916 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian Worker , 30 September 1916; (p. 17)
1 Portents i "There in the purpling sky, behold! —", H. E. B. , 1916 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian Worker , 4 May vol. 25 no. 18 1916; (p. 19)
1 War and the Devil Henry Boote , 1915 single work short story
— Appears in: A Fool's Talk 1915; (p. 180-186) The Oxford Book of Australian Essays 1997; (p. 58-61)
1 y separately published work icon A Fool's Talk Henry Boote , Sydney : Worker Trustees , 1915 Z222194 1915 selected work short story prose
1 Kings of Peace i "When'er I think about the war,", H. E. B. , 1915 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Daily Herald , 15 September 1915; (p. 6)
1 Peace i "Oh, radient is the morning,", H. E. B. , 1915 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian Worker , 3 June 1915; (p. 17)
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