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* Contents derived from the 1945 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- A Vignette of Port Phillip, single work short story (p. 4-14)
- Four Half-Crowns, single work short story (p. 14-19)
- The Discovery of Christmas Reef, single work short story (p. 19-37)
- Rigby's Romance : Chapter 6 (from Rigby's Romance : A Made in Australia Novel), extract (p. 38-40)
- A Letter of Furphy's to William Cathels, single work correspondence (p. 41-42)
- Furphy and O'Dowd, George Farwell , R. G. H. , single work column (p. 42)
- Dicta Furphiana, single work column (p. 42)
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Such is Life : The Title and the Structure of the Book,
single work
criticism
(p. 43-59)Mitchell's is probably the most significant essay on Such is Life written before the 1950s. Mitchell argues that the structure of the novel reflects the randomness of life in a rejection of the formal qualities of the conventional novel. Collins' misinterpretations are played against the reader's growing knowledge of events. The humour of this conflict is the result of Furphy's successful construction of events and narration with a consideration of the reader's ability to connect the apparently formless narrative.
- Some Memories and Comments : The True Furphy, single work biography (p. 60)
- How I Met Tom Collins, single work biography (p. 61-62)
- My Grandmother's Nephew, single work biography (p. 63-64)
- Furphy's Poems, single work column (p. 64)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Recent Books : Digest of the Month's Reading
1946
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Library Journal , July vol. 1 no. 1 1946; (p. 17, 19)
— Review of The River and Other Stories 1945 selected work short story ; Wild Orchard : A Story of Early Tasmania 1945 single work novel ; Strangers on the Ophir 1945 single work novel ; Poetry no. 18 March 1946 periodical issue ; Men and Manners in Australia : Being a Social and Economic Sketch History 1945 single work ; The Fiddlers of Drummond 1945 single work novel ; Southerly vol. 6 no. 3 1945 periodical issue ; Try Nothing Twice : The Story of Two Dozen Jobs 1946 single work autobiography
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Recent Books : Digest of the Month's Reading
1946
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Library Journal , July vol. 1 no. 1 1946; (p. 17, 19)
— Review of The River and Other Stories 1945 selected work short story ; Wild Orchard : A Story of Early Tasmania 1945 single work novel ; Strangers on the Ophir 1945 single work novel ; Poetry no. 18 March 1946 periodical issue ; Men and Manners in Australia : Being a Social and Economic Sketch History 1945 single work ; The Fiddlers of Drummond 1945 single work novel ; Southerly vol. 6 no. 3 1945 periodical issue ; Try Nothing Twice : The Story of Two Dozen Jobs 1946 single work autobiography
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