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The Anzac Book (1916), cover
y separately published work icon The Anzac Book anthology   column   short story   poetry   prose   humour   satire   war literature  
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Written and Illustrated in Gallipoli by The Men of Anzac

For the Benefit of Patriotic Funds connected with the A. & N.Z.A.C.

Issue Details: First known date: 1916... 1916 The Anzac Book
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'Few books have ever been produced under such harsh conditions as The Anzac Book. Created by soldiers under enemy fire and in extreme hardship, the illustrations, stories, cartoons and poems were intended as a Christmas and New Year diversion for soldiers facing a harsh winter in the trenches on Gallipoli. The Anzac Book became the finest 'trench publication' produced by soldiers during the Great War and was an instant bestseller when first released in 1916. ' (New South Books website)

Notes

  • Creative contents indexed comprehensively. Links below go directly to the National Library of Australia's digitised copy of the original book.

  • For further information see Cairns, Geoffrey : Access Denied : A Bibliography of Suppressed Australian Literature. p. 18

Contents

* Contents derived from the Kensington, Randwick area, Sydney Eastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:University of New South Wales Press , 2010 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Preface to the Third Edition, Steve Gower , single work column (p. v-vi)
A 'Precious Souvenir': The Making of The Anzac Book, Ashley Ekins , single work criticism
Ashley Ekins discusses the compiling and editing of The Anzac Book, the circumstances of its conception and the story of its publication. Text and images, held by the Australian War Memorial, that were contributed but rejected for the 1916 edition are also discussed.
 (p. xi-xxxv)
Foreword to the Third Edition, Les Carlyon , single work column (p. vii-x)
The Demonstrationi"They came from happy Queensland", L. K. Lee , single work poetry war literature (p. xxix)
Cousin of Minei"Your bones will lie beside the Aegean Sea", Otto J. Sweetland , single work poetry war literature (p. xviii)
A Dug-out Lamenti"It ain't the work, and it ain't the Turk", Thomas Abraham Saxon , extract poetry war literature (p. xviii)
Our Sergeant Digs His Own Dug-outi"Ah, sweet to my ears are his axe strokes,", Geoffrey Cumine , single work poetry war literature (p. xxix)
Introduction, W. R. Birdwood , single work column (p. 7-8)
Editor's Note, single work column (p. 11-13)
The Landing, A Man of the Tenth , single work prose war literature (p. 15-18)
The Reminiscence of a Wrecki"The storm had ceased, the sea was calm, the wind a trifle raw,", A. L. Pemberton , single work poetry humour war literature (p. 20-21)
An Australian Home in 1930, 'Soldieroo' , single work short story war literature (p. 22-23)
Non Nobisi"Not unto us, O Lord, to tell,", C. E. W. Bean , single work poetry war literature (p. 24)
Note:

Illustrated by F. R. Crozier.

Written as: C. E. W. B.
The Aegean Windi"The winter winds of Lemmos,", H. B. K. , single work poetry war literature (p. 27)
Our Fathersi"Wandering spirits, seeking lands unknown,", James Sprent , single work poetry war literature (p. 27)
Note: Illustration by F.R. Crozier, captioned with the first two lines of the poem, appears on page 28.
Glimpses of Anzac, Hector Dinning , single work prose war literature (p. 29-30, 33-34, 36)
Parables of Anzac : I : From Shell Green, single work prose humour war literature (p. 36)
Parables of Anzac : II : The Turk in the Periscope, single work prose war literature (p. 36-37)
The Yarns that Abdul Tells, A. P. M. (fl. 1916) , single work prose war literature (p. 37)
The Graves of Gallipolii"The herdman wandering by the lonely rills", L. L. , single work poetry war literature (p. 38-39)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Toronto, Ontario,
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      Canada,
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      Americas,      :       Melbourne, Victoria,: Cassell ,       1916 .
      Printed by Cassell
      Link: U9347Full-text document Sighted 15/03/2010; 10/03/2017
      Extent: xv, 169p., 20p. of platesp.
      Description: illus., ports., facsim., map
      Reprinted: 1916
      Note/s:
      • Printed by Cassell & Company, Limited, La Belle Sauvage, London, E.C.
      • Includes 'Special A. & N. Z. A. C. Orders' pp.152-155; 'The Following Telegrams Are Published for Information' p.156 and humorous items 'Correspondence' p.161; 'Answers to Correspondents' p.164 and 'Advertisements' pp.165-169
      • Illustrators and photographers of the 1916 edition include David Barker (1895-1946); C. E. W. Bean; Francis Paget Hewkley (1894-1917); Cyril Leyshon-White (1896-1962); William Eltham (1886-1916); F. R. (Frank) Crozier (1883-1948); Ted Colles (1890-1952); Ernest Brooks; Alexander Wilton O'Neill (1891-1917); Norman Cameron Wimbush (1887-1941); Alexander Evans (b.1881); Jeremy Marsh (1872-1944); Gilbert Roach (1895-1972); Benjamin Price (1883-1960); George Smith (b.1894); Otho Hewett (1887-1942); Arthur Bardin (1886-1922); D. A. Lane; G. W. Hutson.
      • Publication date: May, 1916.
    • South Melbourne, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Sun Books , 1975 .
      Extent: xv, 169p. [13]leaves of platesp.
      Edition info: 2nd ed.
      Description: ports., facsims.,map
      Note/s:
      • 'For the Benefit of Patriotic Funds connected with the A. & N.Z.A.C.' appears on verso.
      • All royalties payable to Legacy (back cover)
      • Contents as for 1916 edition. This 1975 reprint probably reproduces the first 1916 printing as the poem The Trojan War, 1915 by Arthur H. Adams is attributed to J. Wareham.
      ISBN: 0725102020
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Works about this Work

Writing the Anzac Legend : The Moods of Ginger Mick Philip Butterss , 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 75 no. 3 2016; (p. 49-62) 'When C. J. Dennis's The Moods of Ginger Mick was launched in October 1916, one reader expressed anger about the ending. Writing facetiously on behalf of Melbourne's larrikins, this contributor to the Bulletin called it a 'rotten pome' and said - in a blunt piece of literary criticism - that he would like to punch the poet in the jaw. Actually, Dennis had thought very hard about how to finish his book, and there is no question that he found the most fitting ending, both for his own time and for later generations.' (Introduction, 49)
y separately published work icon From Desk to Dugout : Come See My Little Dugout Way up on the Hill It Stands. Where I Can Get a Lovely View of Anzac's Golden Sands Keith Hallett , Robyn Youl , Melbourne : Brolga Publishing , 2015 8824345 2015 single work prose

'Through sketches, poetry and other prose, the extraordinary exploits and personal reflections of the digger were immortalised in what came to be known as The Anzac Book. Drawing on the formal skills learned in the classroom as schoolboys, the contributions of these young men powerfully captured their felt experiences and struggles and became a way to raise morale amongst the soldiers and inform those back home of life in the trenches. From Desk to Dugout explores this particular moment in Victorian literary and educational history and its intersections with the war at Gallipoli and the ANZAC.' (Publication summary)
Anzac Jingo Bells Ring in Alarm Ian Warden , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 April 2011; (p. 14)
A 'Precious Souvenir': The Making of The Anzac Book Introduction to the Third Edition Ashley Ekins , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Anzac Book 2010; (p. xi-xxxv) Ashley Ekins discusses the compiling and editing of The Anzac Book, the circumstances of its conception and the story of its publication. Text and images, held by the Australian War Memorial, that were contributed but rejected for the 1916 edition are also discussed.
Foreword to the Third Edition Les Carlyon , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Anzac Book 2010; (p. vii-x)
The First Casualty Paul Ham , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 April 2010; (p. 18-19)
— Review of The Anzac Book 1916 anthology column short story poetry prose ; The Western Front Diaries : The ANZAC's Own Story, Battle by Battle Jonathan King , 2008 anthology diary
Too Much Glory in War Ross Fitzgerald , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 April 2010; (p. 37)
— Review of The Anzac Book 1916 anthology column short story poetry prose ; Crusading at Anzac Anno Domini 1915 Ellis Silas , 1916 single work autobiography
The Anzac Book and the Anzac Legend : C. E. W. Bean as Editor and Image-Maker David A. Kent , 1985 single work criticism
— Appears in: Historical Studies , vol. 21 no. 1985;
Anzac Larrikinism Forged under Fire Sally Pryor , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 April 2010; (p. 14)
Preface to the Third Edition Steve Gower , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Anzac Book 2010; (p. v-vi)
Foreword to the Third Edition Les Carlyon , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Anzac Book 2010; (p. vii-x)
A 'Precious Souvenir': The Making of The Anzac Book Introduction to the Third Edition Ashley Ekins , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Anzac Book 2010; (p. xi-xxxv) Ashley Ekins discusses the compiling and editing of The Anzac Book, the circumstances of its conception and the story of its publication. Text and images, held by the Australian War Memorial, that were contributed but rejected for the 1916 edition are also discussed.
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