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y separately published work icon The Oxford Book of Australian Essays anthology   prose   short story   biography   criticism   humour   satire  
Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 The Oxford Book of Australian Essays
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'This collection contains 61 essays, including Helen Garners "The Fate of the First Stone", Robert Dessaix's "Nice Work If You Can Get it" and pieces by Charmian Clift, Germaine Greer, Clive James, David Malouf, Les Murray and Patrick White.'(Publication summary)

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Oxford University Press , 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Compliments of the Season, 'Peter Possum' , single work prose (p. 17-18)
Untitled, Frederick Sinnett , extract criticism (p. 19-23)
A Colonial Literary Club, 'A Wandering Bohemian' , single work prose (p. 24-27)
Adam Lindsay Gordon, Marcus Clarke , single work criticism (p. 31-34)
The Australian Bush-Woman, Louisa Lawson , single work prose (p. 35-39)
The Bent Twig, Mary Gilmore , single work essay
In a series of vignettes Gilmore illustrates how talent and creativity can be lost through lack of opportunity and unfavourable circumstances. She disagrees with the view that poverty is an aid to genius.
 (p. 51-53)
The Amateur Gardener, A. B. Paterson , single work prose (p. 54-57)
War and the Devil, Henry Boote , single work short story (p. 58-61)
A Word for Australians, Alfred George Stephens , single work prose (p. 62-65)
If I Could Paint, Henry Lawson , single work prose (p. 66-71)
Christmas in the Early Days Christmas in the Bush, Edward S. Sorenson , single work essay (p. 79-82)
The University and Australian Literature, Christopher Brennan , single work criticism (p. 83-87)
Bad Language, Walter Murdoch , single work prose (p. 93-96)
The Legacy, C. E. W. Bean , extract prose (p. 97-99)
The Question of Ned Kelly's Perfume Ned Kelly's Curious Habits with Perfume, Norman Lindsay , single work prose (p. 103-105)
On Surfing, Nettie Palmer , single work prose (p. 106-108)
The Spirit of Prose, Vance Palmer , single work criticism (p. 109-111)
The Cultural Cringe, A. A. Phillips , single work criticism (p. 112-115)
Learning the Facts of Life, Lennie Lower , single work prose humour
Lower dismisses conventional education and demonstrates how he would teach children the important things in life.
 (p. 116-117)
It's Too Hard to be Free!, Brian Penton , single work prose (p. 118-120)
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Works about this Work

Stuffing the Canon Can Lead to Blow-Ups Imre Salusinszky , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 12-13 September 2009; (p. 8)
Paperbacks Angela Bennie , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 September 1999; (p. 10)
— Review of The Oxford Book of Australian Essays 1997 anthology prose short story biography criticism ; Wild Minds : Stories of Outsiders and Dreamers 1999 anthology short story
Paperbacks Fiona Capp , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 July 1999; (p. 8)
— Review of Angels in the Architecture Mary-Rose MacColl , 1999 single work novel ; The Oxford Book of Australian Essays 1997 anthology prose short story biography criticism
Collection of Essays Displays Engaging Voices Robert Zeller , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 12 no. 1 1998; (p. 58-59)
— Review of The Oxford Book of Australian Essays 1997 anthology prose short story biography criticism
Non-Fiction Laurie Hergenhan , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , Summer vol. 10 no. 3 1998; (p. 136-139)
— Review of The Oxford Book of Australian Essays 1997 anthology prose short story biography criticism
Paperbacks Fiona Capp , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 July 1999; (p. 8)
— Review of Angels in the Architecture Mary-Rose MacColl , 1999 single work novel ; The Oxford Book of Australian Essays 1997 anthology prose short story biography criticism
The Essence of the Essayist Jim McClelland , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 September 1997; (p. 15)
— Review of The Oxford Book of Australian Essays 1997 anthology prose short story biography criticism
The Canon of Australian Essays Maurice Dunlevy , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 October 1997; (p. 24)
— Review of The Oxford Book of Australian Essays 1997 anthology prose short story biography criticism
Insight into Australian Concerns Geoff Turner , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 November 1997; (p. wkd 8)
— Review of The Oxford Book of Australian Essays 1997 anthology prose short story biography criticism
The Politics of the Process of Selection Felicity Holland , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 9 November 1997; (p. 14)
— Review of The Oxford Book of Australian Essays 1997 anthology prose short story biography criticism
Stuffing the Canon Can Lead to Blow-Ups Imre Salusinszky , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 12-13 September 2009; (p. 8)
Revival of the Essay Imre Salusinszky , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Australian , 8 October 1997; (p. 33)
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