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Set in Sydney in the 1880s, this novel is about warfare between rival larrikin gangs.
Notes
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Epigraph: We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Epistle to the Ephesians vi. 12.
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In his lengthy Author's Note, McLean states 'Most of the incidents in this story are described in newspapers and other documents in Sydney's Mitchell Library.'
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Fiction Chronicle
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , December vol. 21 no. 4 1962; (p. 505-509)
— Review of The Hollow Woodheap 1962 single work novel ; The Well Dressed Explorer 1962 single work novel ; The Country of Marriage 1962 single work novel ; The Cruel Field 1962 single work novel ; The World Turned Upside Down 1962 single work novel ; La Bora 1961 single work novel ; The River and the Brook 1962 single work novel ; The Hive of Glass 1962 single work novel ; March into Morning : A Novel 1962 single work novel ; Down the Golden Mile 1962 single work novel ; The Young Wife 1962 single work novel ; In My Lady's Chamber : A Novel 1962 single work novel -
The Larrikins
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 13 October vol. 84 no. 4313 1962; (p. 39)
— Review of The World Turned Upside Down 1962 single work novel -
On the Rocks
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November vol. 2 no. 1 1962; (p. 6)
— Review of The World Turned Upside Down 1962 single work novel -
Five Novels
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer (1962-1963) no. 25 1962; (p. 37-38)
— Review of The World Turned Upside Down 1962 single work novel ; This Is the Grass 1962 single work autobiography ; Dreamboat 1962 single work novel ; March into Morning : A Novel 1962 single work novel
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Five Novels
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer (1962-1963) no. 25 1962; (p. 37-38)
— Review of The World Turned Upside Down 1962 single work novel ; This Is the Grass 1962 single work autobiography ; Dreamboat 1962 single work novel ; March into Morning : A Novel 1962 single work novel -
On the Rocks
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November vol. 2 no. 1 1962; (p. 6)
— Review of The World Turned Upside Down 1962 single work novel -
The Larrikins
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 13 October vol. 84 no. 4313 1962; (p. 39)
— Review of The World Turned Upside Down 1962 single work novel -
Fiction Chronicle
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , December vol. 21 no. 4 1962; (p. 505-509)
— Review of The Hollow Woodheap 1962 single work novel ; The Well Dressed Explorer 1962 single work novel ; The Country of Marriage 1962 single work novel ; The Cruel Field 1962 single work novel ; The World Turned Upside Down 1962 single work novel ; La Bora 1961 single work novel ; The River and the Brook 1962 single work novel ; The Hive of Glass 1962 single work novel ; March into Morning : A Novel 1962 single work novel ; Down the Golden Mile 1962 single work novel ; The Young Wife 1962 single work novel ; In My Lady's Chamber : A Novel 1962 single work novel
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- Sydney, New South Wales,
- 1880s
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