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Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 Collected Stories
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'In the brief four years between the publication of her first volume of short stories and her death in 1986, Olga Masters was celebrated as one of Australia's most powerful and original writers. She won a National Book Council award and was shortlisted for another, and was published in the United States, France and Italy. She wrote two novels and three collections of stories, the third published posthumously. Gathered now in one volume are all the stories from The Home Girls and A Long Time Dying and those she had completed for The Rose Fancier, tough, honest stories that portray rural and suburban life with compassion and unsparing observation. ' (Publication summary)

Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Home Girls, Olga Masters , single work short story (p. 3-8)
The Rages of Mrs Torrens, Olga Masters , single work short story (p. 9-18)
On the Train, Olga Masters , single work short story (p. 19-22)
Leaving Home, Olga Masters , single work short story (p. 23-34)
Passenger to Berrigo, Olga Masters , single work short story (p. 35-45)
The Done Thing, Olga Masters , single work short story (p. 46-59)
A Rat in the Building, Olga Masters , single work short story humour (p. 60-70)
A Dog that Squeaked, Olga Masters , single work short story (p. 71-77)
A Young Man's Fancy, Olga Masters , single work short story (p. 78-86)
The Lang Women, Olga Masters , single work short story (p. 87-99)
The Snake and Bad Tom, Olga Masters , single work short story (p. 100-105)
A Poor Winner, Olga Masters , single work short story (p. 106-111)
Call Me Pinkie, Olga Masters , single work short story (p. 112-116)
Adams and Barker, Olga Masters , single work short story (p. 117-123)
Mrs Lister, Olga Masters , single work short story (p. 124-130)
The Creek Way, Olga Masters , single work short story (p. 131-143)
The Children are Coming, Olga Masters , single work short story (p. 144-157)
A Good Marriage, Olga Masters , single work short story (p. 158-167)
You'll Like it There, Olga Masters , single work short story (p. 168-174)
The Sea on a Sunday, Olga Masters , single work short story (p. 175-186)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Other Formats

  • Also braille, sound recording.

Works about this Work

The Unsentimental Eye at Work Olga Asal Connolly , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 11 no. 1 1997; (p. 61-62)

— Review of Collected Stories Olga Masters , 1996 collected work short story
Small Town Stories: Lenore Ferguson , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , October vol. 15 no. 4 1996; (p. 55-57)

— Review of Collected Stories Olga Masters , 1996 collected work short story
The Unsentimental Eye Cath Kenneally , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 8-9 June 1996; (p. rev 8)

— Review of Collected Stories Olga Masters , 1996 collected work short story
Untitled Anne Susskind , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 March 1996; (p. 12)

— Review of Collected Stories Olga Masters , 1996 collected work short story
Untitled Anne Susskind , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 March 1996; (p. 12)

— Review of Collected Stories Olga Masters , 1996 collected work short story
The Unsentimental Eye Cath Kenneally , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 8-9 June 1996; (p. rev 8)

— Review of Collected Stories Olga Masters , 1996 collected work short story
Small Town Stories: Lenore Ferguson , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , October vol. 15 no. 4 1996; (p. 55-57)

— Review of Collected Stories Olga Masters , 1996 collected work short story
The Unsentimental Eye at Work Olga Asal Connolly , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 11 no. 1 1997; (p. 61-62)

— Review of Collected Stories Olga Masters , 1996 collected work short story
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