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Dedication:
To Emily Clairellen. (Aged 10 months.)
My Dear Daughter,
In placing your name upon the dedicatory page of this little work, I am actuated simply by a feeling of gratitude for the appreciative criticism you bestowed upon my last Christmas book. At an age when utterly incapable of flattery, even in its mildest form, you were discovered after the temporary absence of your nurse, with the remains of a volume of Head over Heels upon your lap. You had literally "devoured the contents," and has only stopped short at an advertisement upon the cover, containing statements which you very naturally refused to take in. I leave On the Cards, in your hands, in the earnest hope that you will not find in its pages anything at all likely to disagree with you.Your affectionate Author,
G. W.Melbourne, 6th December, 1875.
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Novella incorporates several poems that are recited or sung by characters in the story, including 'The Fledglings', 'The Three Parrots', 'A Joke's a Joke for A'That', 'Jack Ashore', 'Love Versus Liberty', The Three Fishes', 'Larrikin Jack', 'Jockey Club', 'Mothers-In-Law', and 'Ode to a Black Beadle'.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Australia Felix : Introduction
1988
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Australia Felix ; Or, Harlequin Laughing Jackass and the Magic Bat 1988; (p. 1-45)
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Australia Felix : Introduction
1988
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Australia Felix ; Or, Harlequin Laughing Jackass and the Magic Bat 1988; (p. 1-45)