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Even though the title How He Died and Other Poems was used for later works by Farrell, these later works are new editions of My Sundowner and Other Poems and not this original work, which has only three poems in common with the later How He Died and Other Poems.
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Partial contents indexed; remainder pending.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Turner and Henderson
, 1887 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- No!i"Full-faced to England we will speak our thought,", single work poetry (p. 29-35)
- A Ballad of Red Heart Rumi"Red Heart, in fiery days gone over", single work poetry (p. 55-59)
- Misreadi"This is what I said, with a hot face lifted", single work poetry (p. 171-178)
- How He Diedi""Take my horse", cried the Squatter to Nabbage, "'Tis thirty long miles at the least;", single work poetry
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Chinese and Federation
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Otherland , December no. 9 2004; (p. 11-20) In this article, John Hirst draws upon a number of Australian poems to examine the connections between the cultural exclusion of Chinese immigrants and the federation of the Australian colonies. -
John Farrell
1904
single work
obituary
(for John Farrell
)
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 14 January vol. 25 no. 1248 1904; (p. 17) My Sundowner and Other Poems 1904; (p. xlviii-li) -
John Farrell and W.B. Dalley
1904
single work
biography
correspondence
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 11 February vol. 25 no. 1252 1904; (p. 25) -
Bookfellow's Mixture
1903
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 20 June vol. 24 no. 1218 1903; (p. 2) -
A Quartette of Australian Singers
1889
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Centennial Magazine , July vol. 1 no. 12 1889; (p. 854-861)
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Australian Poetry
1887
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 29 January 1887; (p. 215)
— Review of How He Died and Other Poems 1887 selected work poetry '...we think that, on the whole, every appreciative and sensitive reader will at once admit that there is unquestionably true poetry in this book; that there is much originality - ...and that there are many poems of rare and touching beauty. And it may also be said that the poems are racy of the soil. It is not verse which may be written without reference to country or climate, or the occupations of the people, or the peculiarities of character springing from these - verse which might appear in the poet's corner of any journal anywhere, and which would take hold of any reader. It is on the contrary peculiarly Australian. It is in this respect alone perhaps as striking as anything that has been written in or of this country...' -
The Chinese and Federation
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Otherland , December no. 9 2004; (p. 11-20) In this article, John Hirst draws upon a number of Australian poems to examine the connections between the cultural exclusion of Chinese immigrants and the federation of the Australian colonies. -
A Quartette of Australian Singers
1889
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Centennial Magazine , July vol. 1 no. 12 1889; (p. 854-861) -
John Farrell and W.B. Dalley
1904
single work
biography
correspondence
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 11 February vol. 25 no. 1252 1904; (p. 25) -
Bookfellow's Mixture
1903
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 20 June vol. 24 no. 1218 1903; (p. 2) -
Literature of the Quarter [March 1887]
1887
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sydney Quarterly Magazine , March 1887; (p. 95-96)
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