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Issue Details: First known date: 1953... 1953 Close to the Wind and Other Stories
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Notes

  • Dedication: 'To my wife, whose confidence in me, afloat and ashore, made these stories possible.'

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1953 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Quite a Blow, Standby , single work short story (p. 9-21)
One Thing a Man Never Forgets, Standby , single work short story (p. 22-34)
The Promise, Standby , single work short story (p. 35-48)
Close to the Wind, Standby , single work short story mystery (p. 49-93)
High Finance, Standby , single work short story (p. 94-103)
Jettisoned Cargo, Standby , single work short story (p. 104-119)
Hatred, Standby , single work short story (p. 120-140)
Salvage Saga, Standby , single work short story (p. 141-162)
Old Lou's Landfall, Standby , single work short story war literature (p. 163-182)
A Matter of Judgment, Standby , single work short story (p. 183-196)
Experience, Standby , single work short story (p. 197-240)
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Works about this Work

Our Local Seas W. A. Amiet , 1955 single work review
— Appears in: The Daily Mercury , 16 April 1955; (p. 2)
— Review of Close to the Wind and Other Stories R. S. Porteous , 1953 selected work short story
Untitled P. G. H. , 1955 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 16 May 1955; (p. 58)
— Review of Close to the Wind and Other Stories R. S. Porteous , 1953 selected work short story
Sea Stories 1955 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 20 April vol. 76 no. 3923 1955; (p. 2)
— Review of Close to the Wind and Other Stories R. S. Porteous , 1953 selected work short story
Untitled 1955 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 12 August 1955; (p. 457)
— Review of Close to the Wind and Other Stories R. S. Porteous , 1953 selected work short story
Untitled A. A. Phillips , 1955 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 14 no. 3 1955; (p. 429-430)
— Review of Close to the Wind and Other Stories R. S. Porteous , 1953 selected work short story ; Let the Birds Fly Vance Palmer , 1955 selected work short story ; The Man in the Silo and Other Stories E. O. Schlunke , 1955 selected work short story
Our Local Seas W. A. Amiet , 1955 single work review
— Appears in: The Daily Mercury , 16 April 1955; (p. 2)
— Review of Close to the Wind and Other Stories R. S. Porteous , 1953 selected work short story
Untitled A. A. Phillips , 1955 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 14 no. 3 1955; (p. 429-430)
— Review of Close to the Wind and Other Stories R. S. Porteous , 1953 selected work short story ; Let the Birds Fly Vance Palmer , 1955 selected work short story ; The Man in the Silo and Other Stories E. O. Schlunke , 1955 selected work short story
Untitled 1955 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 12 August 1955; (p. 457)
— Review of Close to the Wind and Other Stories R. S. Porteous , 1953 selected work short story
Sea Stories 1955 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 20 April vol. 76 no. 3923 1955; (p. 2)
— Review of Close to the Wind and Other Stories R. S. Porteous , 1953 selected work short story
Untitled P. G. H. , 1955 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 16 May 1955; (p. 58)
— Review of Close to the Wind and Other Stories R. S. Porteous , 1953 selected work short story
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