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y separately published work icon How I Became Attorney-General of New Barataria : A Story for the New Year single work   short story   satire  
Alternative title: How I Became Attorney-General of New Barataria : An Experiment in Treating Facts in the Forms of Fiction
Issue Details: First known date: 1859-1860... 1859-1860 How I Became Attorney-General of New Barataria : A Story for the New Year
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Notes

  • This work initially appeared in the Southern Cross in 1859-1860 with the title 'How I Became Attorney-General of New Barataria : A Story for the New Year'. Soon afterwards it was separately published with the different subtitle 'An Experiment in Treating Facts in the Forms of Fiction'.

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Serialised by: The Southern Cross 1859-1860 periodical (19 issues)
Notes:
Appeared in two instalments in the Southern Cross on 31 December, 1859 (pp. 2-3), and 7 January, 1860 (pp. 2-3).
      1859-1860 .
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Works about this Work

Daniel Deniehy : How I Became Attorney-General of New Barataria Vincent O'Sullivan , 1988 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Unsparing Scourge : Australian Satirical Texts 1845-1860 1988; (p. 71-97)
An Accomplished Australian 1888 single work biography
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 22 September vol. 38 no. 976 1888; (p. 606)
Daniel Henry Deniehy Frank M. Bladen , 1884 single work biography
— Appears in: Sydney Quarterly Magazine , January 1884; (p. 194-206)
How I Became Attorney-General of New Barataria 1860 single work review
— Appears in: The Empire , 1 February 1860; (p. 3)
— Review of How I Became Attorney-General of New Barataria : A Story for the New Year Daniel Henry Deniehy , 1859-1860 single work short story
How I Became Attorney-General of New Barataria 1860 single work review
— Appears in: The Empire , 1 February 1860; (p. 3)
— Review of How I Became Attorney-General of New Barataria : A Story for the New Year Daniel Henry Deniehy , 1859-1860 single work short story
An Accomplished Australian 1888 single work biography
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 22 September vol. 38 no. 976 1888; (p. 606)
Daniel Henry Deniehy Frank M. Bladen , 1884 single work biography
— Appears in: Sydney Quarterly Magazine , January 1884; (p. 194-206)
Daniel Deniehy : How I Became Attorney-General of New Barataria Vincent O'Sullivan , 1988 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Unsparing Scourge : Australian Satirical Texts 1845-1860 1988; (p. 71-97)
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Subjects:
  • Urban,
  • Sydney, New South Wales,
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