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Notes
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In two parts: I 'Tunes of Memory' pp. 1 - 71; II The Gate of the Road' pp. 73 - 159
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Part II is prefaced by an extract from Tennyson's 'Morte d'Arthur'.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1922 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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The First Latch,
single work
essay
Gilmore ponders violence within families, the worth of the Law, and the human need for 'simples', for innocent song.
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The Living and the Loved,
single work
essay
Gilmore writes of a woman whose beauty lay in her character and of her love for a man who was married. Querying to whom the man was really contracted leads her to consider the imponderables of life.
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Of Definition,
single work
essay
Gilmore suggests men tell tales to other men, whereas women tell them to children, leading her to query the significance of tales, as well as a number of apparent paradoxes in the human situation.
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The House of Memory,
single work
essay
Gilmore writes of the impossibility of knowing anything as another person knows it. Considering the differences between humans and the rest of the animal kingdom, she speculates that the difference lies in the human capacity to remember ideas.
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The Whistling Men,
single work
essay
Gilmore regrets that men seem to no longer whistle, seeming instead to prefer raucous singing, particularly in the bath. She looks back at the place whistling held in her own life and further back into the past.
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The Bent Twig,
single work
essay
In a series of vignettes Gilmore illustrates how talent and creativity can be lost through lack of opportunity and unfavourable circumstances. She disagrees with the view that poverty is an aid to genius.
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In the Mind of a Dreamer,
single work
essay
Gilmore wonders if birds, being so brilliantly coloured themselves, are aware of colour around them. Further, she discusses the experience of colour, the impact of the unfamiliar, and the gift of thought.
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The Trap-Door Spider,
single work
essay
Gilmore writes of the creatures that fascinated her as a child. She tells the story of a poisoned boot and ponders the nature of fear.
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The Painter's Mother,
single work
essay
Celebrates an unnamed Irish woman who married a pioneer in Africa and raised her children there. Many years later she arrived in Sydney, where she told Gilmore her story.
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Chimneys of History,
single work
essay
Gilmore reflects on Scottish settlers in Australia and the importance of family history.
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Plovers in the Wheat,
single work
essay
A young girl is chased by a plover which is defending its nest.
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By the Dark Hut,
single work
essay
Gilmore asks the unanswerable questions arising from death.
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Furrow and Star,
single work
essay
Gilmore reflects on the mysteries of the natural world and the human condition.
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In the Blood of Martyrs,
single work
essay
Gilmore asks what, and where, is The Church.
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Roads of Remembrance,
single work
essay
Gilmore writes about the romance and importance of roads and exploration. Amongst the stories she relates is that of the nurse of Roger Tichborne, probably the one person in Australia who could have identified, or otherwise, the claimants to his title and fortune.
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On the Way to Bungendore,
single work
essay
Gilmore describes travelling on foot in the rain. When she stops to rest for the night she ponders the power of words to stir the emotions, even when the events they relate to are long in the past.
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In the Street of Peter and Paul,
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essay
Gilmore reflects on the 'Mother of all Churches', wisdom, and loss.
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Interlude of the Hut,
single work
essay
Gilmore muses on writers and their writing.
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Akaroon! Akaroon!,
single work
essay
Gilmore writes of how time has taken those she knew in her youth on different paths.
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On the Track to Braidwood,
single work
short story
In an empty hut on the road to Braidwood, Gilmore finds a group of a woman's possessions including a pincushion with a note fastened to it. When she opens the note she discovers a poem written by some unknown hand.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Essayist in Australia
1933
single work
criticism
— Appears in: All About Books , 15 February vol. 5 no. 2 1933; (p. 18-20) A history and critical appraisal of the Australian essay tradition. -
Mary Gilmore
1923
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 20 January 1923; (p. 3)
— Review of The Hound of the Road 1922 selected work essay short story This review is highly complimentary of Mary Gilmore's poetry and describes some of the inspirations for her writing, such as places she has lived. -
[Review] The Hound of the Road
1923
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 27 September vol. 44 no. 2276 1923; (p. 3)
— Review of The Hound of the Road 1922 selected work essay short story
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Mary Gilmore
1923
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 20 January 1923; (p. 3)
— Review of The Hound of the Road 1922 selected work essay short story This review is highly complimentary of Mary Gilmore's poetry and describes some of the inspirations for her writing, such as places she has lived. -
[Review] The Hound of the Road
1923
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 27 September vol. 44 no. 2276 1923; (p. 3)
— Review of The Hound of the Road 1922 selected work essay short story -
The Essayist in Australia
1933
single work
criticism
— Appears in: All About Books , 15 February vol. 5 no. 2 1933; (p. 18-20) A history and critical appraisal of the Australian essay tradition.
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