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y separately published work icon Ballads of Battle selected work   poetry   war literature  
Note: By 'Oriel' (John Sandes) (t.p.)
Issue Details: First known date: 1900... 1900 Ballads of Battle
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Notes

  • '...I desire at the present brilliant moment in Britain's history to furnish a small memento of the stirring events in South Africa, and of the glorious achievements of those Australian troops who have on many a battlefield cemented with their blood the unity of the Empire' (Preface, Melbourne, 6th June, 1900).
  • Includes a dedicatory poem to Donald MacDonald.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Sand & McDougall , 1900 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
'With Death's Prophetic Ear'i"Lay my rifle here beside me, set my Bible on my breast,", Oriel , single work poetry (p. 13-14)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Untitled 1900 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 14 July vol. 21 no. 1065 1900; (p. 21)

— Review of Ballads of Battle Oriel , 1900 selected work poetry
Untitled 1900 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 14 July vol. 21 no. 1065 1900; (p. 21)

— Review of Ballads of Battle Oriel , 1900 selected work poetry
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