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Notes
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Dedication: For Nin and Geoffrey Dutton.
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Epigraph: OI KAYMENOI . . . /the burnt ones (the poor unfortunates)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
London,
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England,c
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United Kingdom (UK),c
Western Europe,
Europe,:Eyre and Spottiswoode
, 1964 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- Dead Roses, single work short story (p. 11-75)
- Willy-Wagtails by Moonlight, single work short story (p. 76-87)
- A Glass of Tea, single work short story (p. 88-111)
- Clay, single work short story (p. 112-133)
- The Evening at Sissy Kamara's, single work short story (p. 134-150)
- A Cheery Soul, single work short story (p. 151-187)
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Being Kind to Titina,
single work
short story
(p. 188-205)
'First mother went away. Then it was our father, twitching from under our feet the rugs, which formed, he said, a valuable collection. We were alone for a little then. Not really alone, of course, for there was Fraulein Hoffman, and Mademoiselle Leblanc, and Kyria Smaragda our housekeeper, and Eurydice the cook, and the two maids from Lesbos. The house was full of the whispering of women, and all of us felt melancholy. ' (Introduction)
- Miss Slattery and Her Demon Lover, single work short story humour satire (p. 206-223)
- The Letters, single work short story (p. 224-239)
- The Woman Who Wasn't Allowed to Keep Cats, single work short story (p. 240-282)
- Down at the Dump, single work short story satire (p. 283-314)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille.
Works about this Work
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Beautiful and Clumsy
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 8 June 2019; (p. 16) -
Patrick White and Film
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 13 no. 2 2013; '2011 saw the release of The Eye of the Storm, the first adaptation to the screen of one of Patrick White’s novels. There had been earlier attempts, in particular the long-running saga of Voss, seemingly as doomed to failure as the explorer’s own quest. White’s interest in the theatre was paralleled by his interest in film; he knew that adaptations could boost an author’s reputation and sales. Manuscripts in the National Library of Australia’s White papers reveal that he wrote adaptations of several of his short stories as early as 1963. He did not manage to sell any of these but collaboration with director Jim Sharman in the 1970s led to the production of White’s screenplay of his story ‘The Night, the Prowler’. Inspired by this, White wrote several original screenplays that were never filmed. ‘Monkey Puzzle’, intended as a full-length film, sends up the Australian literary scene as well as Australian films of the period. The shorter 'Kidults' also includes a parody of the film version of My Brilliant Career. (Author's abstract) -
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Stories That Keep on Rising to the Surface : i racconti di Patrick White
Verona
:
Universita di Verona. Dipartimento di Anglistica
,
2003
Z1130147
2003
single work
criticism
-
y
Patrick White : Letters
David Marr
(editor),
Milsons Point
:
Random House
,
1994
Z496827
1994
selected work
correspondence
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Epiphanies in Tables and Goats: The Burnt Ones and The Cockatoos
1990
extract
— Appears in: Critical Essays on Patrick White 1990; (p. 189-198)
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[Review] The Burnt Ones
1944
single work
review
— Appears in: Library Journal , 15 November vol. 89 no. 20 1944; (p. 4563-4564)
— Review of The Burnt Ones 1964 selected work short story -
[Review] The Burnt Ones
1964
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 25 October 1964; (p. 953)
— Review of The Burnt Ones 1964 selected work short story -
[Review] The Burnt Ones
1964
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November vol. 4 no. 1 1964; (p. 6)
— Review of The Burnt Ones 1964 selected work short story -
Darkness at Sarsaparilla
1964
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 12 December vol. 86 no. 4425 1964; (p. 51-52)
— Review of The Burnt Ones 1964 selected work short story -
The Burnt Ones
1965
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 25 no. 1 1965; (p. 69-71)
— Review of The Burnt Ones 1964 selected work short story -
Epiphanies in Tables and Goats: The Burnt Ones and The Cockatoos
1990
extract
— Appears in: Critical Essays on Patrick White 1990; (p. 189-198) -
y
Stories That Keep on Rising to the Surface : i racconti di Patrick White
Verona
:
Universita di Verona. Dipartimento di Anglistica
,
2003
Z1130147
2003
single work
criticism
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Epiphanies in Tables and Goats: The Burnt Ones, The Cockatoos, and Four Plays
1983
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Patrick White 1983; (p. 87-103) -
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Three Australian Writers : Essays On Bruce Dawe, Barbara Baynton and Patrick White
Townsville
:
Foundation for Australian Literary Studies, James Cook University of North Queensland
,
1979
Z10638
1979
single work
criticism
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The Image of the Greek in Australian Literature
1983
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Papers : Yugoslavia, Europe and Australia 1983; (p. 115-132)
Awards
- 1965 winner ASAL Awards — ALS Gold Medal
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