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y separately published work icon The Oxford Book of Humorous Prose : From William Caxton to P.G. Wodehouse : a Conducted Tour anthology   criticism   biography   short story   humour  
Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 The Oxford Book of Humorous Prose : From William Caxton to P.G. Wodehouse : a Conducted Tour
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Untitled, Frank Muir , single work criticism (p. 378-381)
Hunted Down, Marcus Clarke , single work short story humour
An author is confronted by a man demanding to be given a better job and accusing him of being unfair. The author is at first confused, then astounded when he recognises features of the man as belonging to one of his frequently used, though negatively stereotypical, characters. The author quickly understands what the man is objecting to when he becomes dangerously embroiled in one of his own plots and must write himself out of danger.
 (p. 381-384)
The Loaded Dog, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour
Dave and Andy create a bomb to blast fish out of the waterhole. However their dog picks the bomb up and begins a deadly, yet hilarious, game of 'fetch'.
 (p. 384-391)
Bill and Jim Nearly Get Taken Down, A. B. Paterson , single work short story humour (p. 392-393)
They Were Tough Men on the Speewah, Alan Marshall , single work short story humour (p. 393-396)
Rich Stew, Gavin Casey , single work short story humour (p. 397-402)
When Dawson Died, Sumner Locke , single work short story humour (p. 402-406)
[Untitled] (from On Our Selection), 'Steele Rudd' , extract humour (p. 406-407)
A Domestic Difference, Edward Dyson , single work short story humour (p. 407-410)
Levi's Trousers, Mark M. Pope , single work short story humour (p. 410-412)
[Untitled] (from Here's Luck), Lennie Lower , extract humour (p. 754-759)
Bradman and the Burglar, Lennie Lower , single work short story humour (p. 759-760)
That Barambah Mob, David Forrest , single work short story humour (p. 760-768)
On Drinking: Dr. Mac's Seasonal Sermon to Partygoers, Alexander Macdonald , single work prose humour (p. 768-770)
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