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* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Platypus Press
, 1913 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Unreal Tale of a Journalist and Two Bears, single work short story humour (p. 9-24)
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If I Were Kingi"I would build a marble palace by a patch of golden shore;",
single work
poetry
(p. 25-28)
Note: With title: The Blessings That Would Befall if I Were King
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The Row in Our Boarding-House,
single work
short story
humour
(p. 29-37)
Note: With title: The Degraded Proceedings Connected with the Row in Our Boarding-House
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The Ghost that Walked,
single work
short story
(p. 38-41)
Note: With title: The Vision of the Ghost That Walked
- The True and Historical Narrative of the Forty Thievesi"There were Forty Thieves in Bagdad in a bygone centuree,", single work poetry (p. 42-44)
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The Fool and his Inheritance,
single work
short story
science fiction
(p. 45-65)
Note: With title: The Fool and His Inheritance : Being a Complete and Authentic History of the World, in Four Chapters
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The City of Free Drinks,
single work
short story
humour
(p. 66-83)
Note: With title: The Baseless Fabric of the City of Free Drinks
- The Rhyme of the Prodigalsi"We are going back to the husks again,", single work poetry (p. 84-85)
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The Deeply Poetic Account of a Midsummer Night's Idyll
A Midsummer Night's Idyll,
single work
short story
humour
(p. 86-95)
Note: With title: The Deeply Poetic Account of a Midsummer Night's Idyll
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The Curse of the Lost Soul Mine,
single work
short story
humour
Hyperbolic account of successive inheritors of a derelict and empty supposed gold mine in a precipitous part of the Goulburn valley.Note: With title: The Plans and Specifications of the Curse of the Lost Soul Mine
- The Dishonest Comedy of Todd's Clothes, single work short story humour (p. 110-119)
- The Lamentable Verse of the Clerksi"Four inky desks do moulder here,", single work poetry (p. 120-121)
- The Prophetic Horror of the Great Experiment, single work short story horror (p. 123-137)
- After the Wreck : Being the Pious Assertion of the Ancient Sailor Mani"He was an ancient sailor with a dark, storm-beaten nose,", single work poetry (p. 138-140)
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A Tale of Three Skeletons,
single work
short story
horror
(p. 141-157)
Note: With title: The Precipitous Details of the High Mountain and the Three Skeletons
- The Wrongs of the Girl in the Turkish Bath, single work short story humour (p. 158-164)
- The Autobiography of a Cannibal, single work short story horror (p. 165-172)
- The Utterly Dreary and Purposeless Episode of a Wet Day, single work short story humour (p. 173-178)
- The Land of the Unspeakable Turk, single work essay travel (p. 179-202)
- Barrios : Consul for Galatia, single work short story (p. 203-236)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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More Miscellaneous
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Notes on Australian Science Fiction 2001; (p. 163-168)
— Review of Jacob Shumate, or The People's March: A Voice from the Ranks 1903 single work novel ; The Girdle of Kaf 1912 single work novel ; The Living Mummy 1910 single work novel ; The Tragedy Behind the Curtain and Other Stories 1910 selected work short story ; Holiday 1940 single work novel ; The Devil's Saint 1924 single work novel ; In the Beginning : Six Studies of the Stone Age and Other Stories Including A Daughter of the Incas A Short Novel of the Conquest of Peru 1909 selected work short story novel ; The Rescue of Victoria, the Beautiful Nihilist 1909 single work novel ; 'So Long' : An Original Book for Everyone to Read. Instructive, Entertaining and Amusing. A Glimpse of the Past, Present and Inferentially of the Future 1908 selected work short story prose ; The Super-Barbarians 1915 single work novel ; A Journalist and Two Bears 1913 selected work short story essay poetry ; The Flying Argosy 1934 single work novel ; The Threshold of Fear : A Sober Fantasy 1925 single work novel ; The Moon Rock 1922 single work novel ; The Case Books of X37 1930 selected work short story ; The Dawn of a New Civilization 1929 single work novel ; Burning Air 1928 single work novel ; Tzane : A Novel 1926 single work novel ; The Fall of a Dictator 1938 single work novel ; The Red Paste Murders 1923 single work novel ; Sariska Benori 1922 single work novel ; Mutiny in the Air 1943 single work children's fiction ; Death's Mannikins : Being a Sober Account of Certain Diabolical Happenings Not Untinged with the Odour of Brimstone Which Befell a Respectable Family Living at Exmoor in This Present Year 1937 single work novel ; Whirlaway : A Story of the Ages 1937 single work children's fiction -
Two Humorists
1914
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 8 January vol. 35 no. 1769 1914; (p. 2)
— Review of A Journalist and Two Bears 1913 selected work short story essay poetry
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More Miscellaneous
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Notes on Australian Science Fiction 2001; (p. 163-168)
— Review of Jacob Shumate, or The People's March: A Voice from the Ranks 1903 single work novel ; The Girdle of Kaf 1912 single work novel ; The Living Mummy 1910 single work novel ; The Tragedy Behind the Curtain and Other Stories 1910 selected work short story ; Holiday 1940 single work novel ; The Devil's Saint 1924 single work novel ; In the Beginning : Six Studies of the Stone Age and Other Stories Including A Daughter of the Incas A Short Novel of the Conquest of Peru 1909 selected work short story novel ; The Rescue of Victoria, the Beautiful Nihilist 1909 single work novel ; 'So Long' : An Original Book for Everyone to Read. Instructive, Entertaining and Amusing. A Glimpse of the Past, Present and Inferentially of the Future 1908 selected work short story prose ; The Super-Barbarians 1915 single work novel ; A Journalist and Two Bears 1913 selected work short story essay poetry ; The Flying Argosy 1934 single work novel ; The Threshold of Fear : A Sober Fantasy 1925 single work novel ; The Moon Rock 1922 single work novel ; The Case Books of X37 1930 selected work short story ; The Dawn of a New Civilization 1929 single work novel ; Burning Air 1928 single work novel ; Tzane : A Novel 1926 single work novel ; The Fall of a Dictator 1938 single work novel ; The Red Paste Murders 1923 single work novel ; Sariska Benori 1922 single work novel ; Mutiny in the Air 1943 single work children's fiction ; Death's Mannikins : Being a Sober Account of Certain Diabolical Happenings Not Untinged with the Odour of Brimstone Which Befell a Respectable Family Living at Exmoor in This Present Year 1937 single work novel ; Whirlaway : A Story of the Ages 1937 single work children's fiction -
Two Humorists
1914
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 8 January vol. 35 no. 1769 1914; (p. 2)
— Review of A Journalist and Two Bears 1913 selected work short story essay poetry
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