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Notes
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'This volume is an enlarged edition of Australian Ballads and Rhymes' (verso of title page.)
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Partial contents indexed; remainder pending.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
London,
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England,c
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United Kingdom (UK),c
Western Europe,
Europe,:Walter Scott Publishers
, 1888 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- Quis Separabiti"Why separate? I would that we were one -", single work poetry (p. iii-v)
- The Sheep Shearersi"Here's work for men to do and sweat,", single work poetry (p. 35)
- Spring Morningi"What clearer than this earth and air?", single work poetry (p. 35-36)
- The Kangaroo Hunti"Up and away by the break of day,", single work poetry (p. 37-38)
- Trucanini's Dirgei"Through the forests deep the slow rains weep,", single work poetry (p. 39-43)
- Evening: A Fragmenti"It is the evening hour, and silently", single work poetry (p. 44-45)
- An Australian Girl's Farewelli"I'm leaving thee, my happy native land,", single work poetry (p. 46-47)
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A Voice from the Bushi"High noon, and not a cloud in the sky",
single work
poetry
(p. 48-52)
Note: Author note 'O! mihi praeteritos...'
- Fairylandi"Do you remember that careless band,", single work poetry (p. 53-54)
- A Spring Afternoon, N.Z.i"We rode in the shadowy place of pines,", single work poetry (p. 55-56)
- From the Clyde to Braidwoodi"A winter morn. The blue Clyde river winds", single work poetry (p. 57-61)
- The Explorer's Messagei"Golden, crimson, glows the sunset o'er the wild Australian scene,", single work poetry (p. 62-68)
- Melbourne 1843-1904 Melbournei"O sweet Queen-city of the golden South,", single work poetry (p. 69)
- Prologue, Spoken by George Barrington The Barrington Prologuei"From distant climes, o'er wide-spread seas we come,", single work poetry (p. 71-72)
- Forsaken Homes and Gravesi"These mountain", single work poetry (p. 78-79)
- When I Am Deadi"When I am dead lay me down to rest", single work poetry (p. 94-95)
- Tomboy Madgei"O! For a swim thro' the reedy river", single work poetry (p. 98-100)
- The Australian Girli"She has a beauty of her own,", single work poetry (p. 101)
- Bessi"Eh? Why am I keeping that old crippled mare?", single work poetry (p. 102-105)
- Catching the Coachi"At Kangaroo Gully in 'Fifty-two", single work poetry (p. 106-110)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Marking the Unmarked : An Epitaphic Preoccupation in Nineteenth-Century Australian Poetry
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Victorian Poetry , vol. 40 no. 1 2002; (p. 7-20) -
Literary Culture 1851-1914 : Founding a Canon
1998
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Oxford Literary History of Australia 1998; (p. 47-65) -
The Provincial Muse 1888-1900
1977
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 8 no. 1 1977; (p. 16-28) -
Twelve Australian Books That Should Be in Every Home
1938
single work
criticism
— Appears in: All About Books , 15 January vol. 10 no. 1 1938; (p. 9) The books on Long's list are 'selected mainly with an eye to their educational value'. -
Australian Literature Society [Meeting Report]
1937
single work
column
— Appears in: All About Books , 12 October vol. 9 no. 10 1937; (p. 162-163) Includes a list of competitions of novels awarded the Society's gold medal. Doris hayball spoke on 'Opportunities Abroad for Australians'. C.R. Long delivered the main address 'Origin and Results of Douglas Sladen's A Century of Australian Song'.
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Twelve Australian Books That Should Be in Every Home
1938
single work
criticism
— Appears in: All About Books , 15 January vol. 10 no. 1 1938; (p. 9) The books on Long's list are 'selected mainly with an eye to their educational value'. -
Australian Literature Society [Meeting Report]
1937
single work
column
— Appears in: All About Books , 12 October vol. 9 no. 10 1937; (p. 162-163) Includes a list of competitions of novels awarded the Society's gold medal. Doris hayball spoke on 'Opportunities Abroad for Australians'. C.R. Long delivered the main address 'Origin and Results of Douglas Sladen's A Century of Australian Song'. -
The Provincial Muse 1888-1900
1977
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 8 no. 1 1977; (p. 16-28) -
Literary Culture 1851-1914 : Founding a Canon
1998
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Oxford Literary History of Australia 1998; (p. 47-65) -
Marking the Unmarked : An Epitaphic Preoccupation in Nineteenth-Century Australian Poetry
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Victorian Poetry , vol. 40 no. 1 2002; (p. 7-20)
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