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Stories originally published in Household Words in 1853, then in The Welcome Guest in 1859 and in The Mofussilite in 1862.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:E. W. Cole
, 1920 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Fisher's Ghost
The Ghost upon the Rail,
single work
short story
crime
(p. 5-26)The tale of Fisher's Ghost's originally from John Lang's Botany Bay, or, True Stories of the Early Days of Australia . Penrith, NSW, was the scene of Edward Smith's murder of his neighbouring farmer John Fisher, both of them ex-convicts. Smith's plan is foiled by suspicions aroused by Fisher's apparition, the skills of a black tracker, and the sagacious magistrate, Mr Cox. Smith is hanged. (PB)Note: With title: Fisher's Ghost
- The Master and His Man, single work short story (p. 26-24)
- Giles! As I Live, single work short story (p. 35-68)
- Captain Ketchcalfe, single work short story (p. 68-76)
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Barrington,
single work
short story
(p. 76-83)Famous pickpocket while on ticket of leave in Sydney tries out his skills on wife of an officer and charms both her and husband after confessing.
- Three Celebrities, single work short story (p. 83-94)
- Baron Wald, single work short story (p. 94-102)
- Sir Henry Hayes, single work short story (p. 103-108)
- Kate Crawford, single work short story (p. 108-119)
- Annie St. Felix, single work short story (p. 119-128)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also e-book.
Works about this Work
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Some Early Australian Storytellers and Their Tales
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Caring Cultures : Sharing Imaginations : Australia and India 2006; (p. 6-12) Bennett's article provides a brief survey of some of the earliest Australian short stories, from the 1820s to the 1870s, giving a sense of the 'lively and engaging storytelling' of early colonial Australia (11). -
John Lang (1816-1864) : First Australian-Born Novelist
1963
single work
biography
— Appears in: Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Australian Historical Society , vol. 49 no. 1963; (p. 100-135) Roderick's essay provides a brief discussion of Botany Bay: True Tales of Early Australia within his larger examination of Lang's life and work.
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Some Early Australian Storytellers and Their Tales
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Caring Cultures : Sharing Imaginations : Australia and India 2006; (p. 6-12) Bennett's article provides a brief survey of some of the earliest Australian short stories, from the 1820s to the 1870s, giving a sense of the 'lively and engaging storytelling' of early colonial Australia (11). -
John Lang (1816-1864) : First Australian-Born Novelist
1963
single work
biography
— Appears in: Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Australian Historical Society , vol. 49 no. 1963; (p. 100-135) Roderick's essay provides a brief discussion of Botany Bay: True Tales of Early Australia within his larger examination of Lang's life and work.
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