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y separately published work icon Darlinghurst Nights : And Morning Glories : Being 47 Strange Sights Observed from Eleventh Storeys, in a Land of Cream Puffs and Crime, by a Flat-Roof Professor; and Here Set Forth in Sketch and Rhyme selected work   poetry   humour  
Issue Details: First known date: 1933... 1933 Darlinghurst Nights : And Morning Glories : Being 47 Strange Sights Observed from Eleventh Storeys, in a Land of Cream Puffs and Crime, by a Flat-Roof Professor; and Here Set Forth in Sketch and Rhyme
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Delicatesseni"Little, round cherries in little, round glasses,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 7)
Country Eyesi"Diana is down from the station,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry humour (p. 8)
The Green Rolls Roycei"Where the iceman doesn't cater", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 9)
The Tiger in the Rosei"Rosie at the Stadium", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry humour (p. 10)
Choker's Lanei"In Choker's Lane, the doors appear", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 11)
The Voice on the Wirei"If angels could speak on a city exchange,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry humour (p. 12)
Kimono Corai"Kimono Cora, she's like an aurora,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Girl in the Windowi"The girl in the window", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 15)
It, If and Also!i"When skyscrapers burst into lilac,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry humour (p. 16)
Gardens in the Skyi"There's a golden hocus-pocus", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry humour (p. 17)
Ticket in Tatts!i"Ride a Blue Cab to the top of King's Cross,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry humour (p. 18)
Good-Bye Iceman!i"Ladies always standing on the first-floor landing", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 19)
Mannequinsi"Mannequin, mannequin, floating up in taffeta,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry humour (p. 20)
Caretaker's Daughtersi"Caretaker's daughters go taking the air", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry humour (p. 21)
Eleven O'Clocki"Miss What's-Her-Name has vanished like a fairy,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry humour (p. 22)
The Lady in the Lifti"Oh, why this constant to-and-fro,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry humour (p. 23)
Pay-Dayi"Away with your bills and your budgets,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry humour (p. 24)
Residentiali"Phyllis from the country", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 25)
Cucumber Kittyi"When Cucumber Kitty comes mocking the city,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 26)
The Beauty Parlor!i"She has Venus in a bottle, and beauty in a jar,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry humour (p. 27)
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