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'Early 1940, the Victorian Writers' League published a small volume of short stories by Alan Marshall. Small though it was, it was still the first book written by Marshall, but was never, to my knowledge, listed as such in any further books written by him, nor recorded as such by any reviewers or authors writing autobiographies or biographical studies. (...) There could be three reasons for this situation : one, very few copies were sold when it appeared and most were later burnt, by accident; two, Marshall never apparently made any direct attempt to rectify incorrect allegations; and three, it had the same title as Alan was to later use for his second book (...)' - John White, Alan Marshall and the Victorian Writers' League (1987).
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Victorian Writers League
, 1940 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Tell Us About the Turkey, Jo, single work short story (p. 3-7)
- The Donkey's Hind Legs, single work short story humour (p. 7-8)
- Cardiac, single work short story (p. 9-16)
- Kisses a Quid a Piece, single work short story humour (p. 16-18)
- You're a Character, single work short story (p. 18-22)
- A Little Son, single work short story (p. 22-28)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Alan Marshall : Trapped in His Own Image
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Life Writing , vol. 1 no. 2 2004; (p. 85-99) Alan Marshall ... wrote for a popular audience, to which he conveyed an image of the ordinary Australian as a decent, egalitarian battler, suspicious of authority but always ready to help his mates ... he also created an image of himself as one of them who had, helped by his rural community, overcome the particular disadvantage of infantile paralysis with courage and good humour ... Toward the end of his life, however, he published a collection of stories that show a dark underside of violence and brutality beneath the surface geniality. Far from destroying the earlier image of the Australian, however, these stories discover a strength by which his people endured their darkness.' (p.85) -
In Print
1983
single work
criticism
— Appears in: This Australia , spring vol. 2 no. 4 1983; (p. 78-79)
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Alan Marshall : Trapped in His Own Image
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Life Writing , vol. 1 no. 2 2004; (p. 85-99) Alan Marshall ... wrote for a popular audience, to which he conveyed an image of the ordinary Australian as a decent, egalitarian battler, suspicious of authority but always ready to help his mates ... he also created an image of himself as one of them who had, helped by his rural community, overcome the particular disadvantage of infantile paralysis with courage and good humour ... Toward the end of his life, however, he published a collection of stories that show a dark underside of violence and brutality beneath the surface geniality. Far from destroying the earlier image of the Australian, however, these stories discover a strength by which his people endured their darkness.' (p.85) -
In Print
1983
single work
criticism
— Appears in: This Australia , spring vol. 2 no. 4 1983; (p. 78-79)
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