AustLit
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.
Latest Issues
AbstractHistoryArchive Description
A collection of short stories, some set in Australia in the 1920s and 1970s. Variations on the twin themes of love and conception, each story shines with humour and irony.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Chippendale,
Inner Sydney,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Pan Macmillan Australia
, 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Doctor Daddy, single work short story (p. 3-34)
- Lucinda and the Girl in the Sarong, single work short story (p. 35-51)
- Too Close to the Moon, single work short story humour (p. 53-66)
- Courting the Night, single work short story (p. 67-79)
- I Took My Harp to a Party, single work short story (p. 81-107)
- The Stocking and the Freelancer, single work short story (p. 109-120)
- I Guess I Always Knew I Would be Famous, single work short story (p. 123-138)
- Reflections on My Society, single work short story (p. 139-156)
- The Fructive Dialectic, single work short story (p. 157-186)
- The Littlest Chicken, single work short story (p. 187-213)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille and sound recording.
Works about this Work
-
Smooth and Shrewd
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 148 1993; (p. 42)
— Review of I Took My Harp to a Party 1993 selected work short story -
Short and Snappy
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 23 February vol. 115 no. 5858 1993; (p. 111)
— Review of I Took My Harp to a Party 1993 selected work short story -
Tales of the Rodent Race
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23 January 1993; (p. 38)
— Review of I Took My Harp to a Party 1993 selected work short story -
Diversity of Paperbacks
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 January 1993; (p. C8)
— Review of Harbour : Stories by Australian Writers 1993 anthology short story ; Gularabulu : Stories from the West Kimberley 1983 selected work criticism life story oral history ; I Took My Harp to a Party 1993 selected work short story -
Forecasts
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , November vol. 72 no. 1032 1992; (p. 36)
— Review of I Took My Harp to a Party 1993 selected work short story
-
Diversity of Paperbacks
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 January 1993; (p. C8)
— Review of Harbour : Stories by Australian Writers 1993 anthology short story ; Gularabulu : Stories from the West Kimberley 1983 selected work criticism life story oral history ; I Took My Harp to a Party 1993 selected work short story -
Forecasts
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , November vol. 72 no. 1032 1992; (p. 36)
— Review of I Took My Harp to a Party 1993 selected work short story -
Tales of the Rodent Race
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23 January 1993; (p. 38)
— Review of I Took My Harp to a Party 1993 selected work short story -
Short and Snappy
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 23 February vol. 115 no. 5858 1993; (p. 111)
— Review of I Took My Harp to a Party 1993 selected work short story -
Smooth and Shrewd
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 148 1993; (p. 42)
— Review of I Took My Harp to a Party 1993 selected work short story
Last amended 23 Nov 2005 12:37:57
