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A drama in verse form.
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Staging notes: 'The scene is supposed to be an open space in the air. Time - about midnight. Enter the Genius of the City of Sydney, a modern sprite, dressed in corporation robes mingled with clouds and mist; Genius is in great alarm, being pursued by a huge, brawny, phantom, clad in black and yellow, and covered with chains.'
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'Dialogue between the Genius of Sydney and the Ghost of Transportation, the latter arguing that it be brought back to life.' - Webby
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William Forster : The Genius and the Ghost
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Unsparing Scourge : Australian Satirical Texts 1845-1860 1988; (p. 57-69)
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William Forster : The Genius and the Ghost
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Unsparing Scourge : Australian Satirical Texts 1845-1860 1988; (p. 57-69)
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- Sydney, New South Wales,
- 1847
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