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Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 1986 The Australian Short Story Before Lawson
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Oxford University Press , 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Australian Short Story Before Lawson : Introduction, Cecil Hadgraft , single work criticism
'In the outline history that follows I have adopted a two-pronged approach: I have used chronological divisions (1830-60, 1860-80, 1880-93) for convenience, and within each section there is first an account of the major writers of that period and their stories, and second an outline of the genres or themes that emerged or flourished.' (p.1)
 (p. 1-56)
A Dispersal, single work short story adventure (p. 56-72)
Note: This is the second half of one of four stories in the anonymous collection, The Black Troopers, dated to about 1850 (Hadgraft, Introduction, pp. 3-4)
The Convict Laundress, Mary Theresa Vidal , single work short story (p. 73-83)
Retribution, Ellen Clacy , single work short story (p. 84-89)
The Master and His Man, John Lang , single work short story (p. 90-97)
Music of Terror, John Lang , single work short story (p. 98-105)
Note: Here titled 'Music a Terror'
Revenge, or Jem Dalton, Horace Earle , single work short story adventure (p. 106-118)
Mystery and Murder, James Skipp Borlase , Mary Fortune , single work short story crime
A ghostly murder tale. (PB)
 (p. 119-130)
The Romance of Lively Creek, Marcus Clarke , single work short story (p. 131-153)
Human Repetends, Marcus Clarke , single work short story crime fantasy
This story was first published in the Australasian, 14 September, 1872, with the title 'Human Repetends'. This version of the story, which includes a character called Marston, has been republished several times in anthologies and selections. A second version of the story, with a different beginning and featuring a character called Hylton, was first published in the posthumous selection Sensational Tales with the title 'A Mysterious Coincidence'. This version has been republished under both titles.
 (p. 144-153)
Note: With title: 'Human Repetends'
The Premier's Secret, Campbell McKellar , single work short story crime (p. 154-168)
Miss Pallavant : An Episode, Rosa Praed , single work short story (p. 169-185)
Mr and Mrs Sin Fat, Edward Dyson , single work short story (p. 186-196)
The Story of Wills' Leap, Reginald Spencer Browne , single work short story romance (p. 197-203)
Chinese Ginnie, Smiler , single work short story (p. 204-207)
An Old Time Episode in Tasmania, Tasma , single work short story historical fiction (p. 208-220)
Miss Jackson, Frank Hawkesbury , single work short story (p. 221-228)
Long Forster Tony Forster, Proteus , single work short story (p. 229-236)
How Muster-Master Stoneman Earned His Breakfast, 'Price Warung' , single work short story (p. 237-244)
The Luckiest Man in the Colony, E. W. Hornung , single work short story (p. 245-253)
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