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Issue Details: First known date: 1946... 1946 The Southern Cross and Other Plays
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Robertson and Mullens , 1946 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Southern Cross : A Chronicle Play in Four Acts (to Katharine Susannah Prichard), Louis Esson , single work drama (p. 1-70)
The Bride of Gospel Place : A Play, in Four Acts (Affectionately Inscribed to William Moore), Louis Esson , single work drama (p. 71-142)
Mother and Son : A Play, in Three Acts, Louis Esson , single work drama

"Set in Gippsland, it deals mainly with the relationship between a young man, Harry Lind, and his possessive mother. Harry rejects the girl his mother prefers, brings home a barmaid of dubious reputation, is rejected in turn for a rival squatter, and finally killed in a riding accident."

Source: Oxford Reference.

 (p. 143-212)
Memories and Impressions, E. J. Brady , Miles Franklin , Vance Palmer , Katharine Susannah Prichard , Frank Dalby Davison , single work prose
Tributes to Louis Esson.
 (p. 215-222)
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