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Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Turner and Henderson
, 1886 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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The Hut on the Flati"You've heard of Warradgery Run, he said, where old",
single work
poetry
(p. 71-86)
Note: Author note: It might be well to say, to anticipate an improbable annoyance,that in this poem I have changed the names as well as persons os of places.
- The Mission of Arti"Now slowly down the glowing west", single work poetry
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Fortunate Days
1886
single work
review
— Appears in: The Publisher , 1 October no. 1 1886; (p. 3-4)
— Review of Fortunate Days 1886 selected work poetry '...contains many thoughts and pictures of Australian scenery and character, that will require to be carefully read to be thoroughly appreciated. ...Mr. Heney is more particulary good in his graphic descriptions of stray bits of scenery which he seems to catch and photograph for his readers. We think this book will certainly meet with approval from those who like to feel what they read.' -
Fortunate Days
1886
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 11 September 1886; (p. 527)
— Review of Fortunate Days 1886 selected work poetry '...when a person publishes poetry, the chances are about a thousand to one that his book will die within a week of its birth, and be forgotten a week after... undeterred by such discouraging facts, Mr Heney, who belongs to the ranks of colonial literature, has published the volume of poems whose title stands at the head of this notice. But we doubt if the book is destined to enjoy a longer career than the numerous works to which allusion has been made. What must necessarily prove fatal to Mr Heney's hope of success is that his compositions are not poetry; they are only ordinary prose arranged in accordance with the mechanical rules which are usually applied to poetry...' -
Review of 'Mr Heney's "Fortunate Days"'
1886
single work
review
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 29 November 1886; (p. 5)
— Review of Fortunate Days 1886 selected work poetry
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Fortunate Days
1886
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 11 September 1886; (p. 527)
— Review of Fortunate Days 1886 selected work poetry '...when a person publishes poetry, the chances are about a thousand to one that his book will die within a week of its birth, and be forgotten a week after... undeterred by such discouraging facts, Mr Heney, who belongs to the ranks of colonial literature, has published the volume of poems whose title stands at the head of this notice. But we doubt if the book is destined to enjoy a longer career than the numerous works to which allusion has been made. What must necessarily prove fatal to Mr Heney's hope of success is that his compositions are not poetry; they are only ordinary prose arranged in accordance with the mechanical rules which are usually applied to poetry...' -
Fortunate Days
1886
single work
review
— Appears in: The Publisher , 1 October no. 1 1886; (p. 3-4)
— Review of Fortunate Days 1886 selected work poetry '...contains many thoughts and pictures of Australian scenery and character, that will require to be carefully read to be thoroughly appreciated. ...Mr. Heney is more particulary good in his graphic descriptions of stray bits of scenery which he seems to catch and photograph for his readers. We think this book will certainly meet with approval from those who like to feel what they read.' -
Review of 'Mr Heney's "Fortunate Days"'
1886
single work
review
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 29 November 1886; (p. 5)
— Review of Fortunate Days 1886 selected work poetry
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