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Issue Details:
First known date:
1888...
vol.
1
no.
1
August
1888
of
The Centennial Magazine
est. 1888
The Centennial Magazine
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Notes
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Includes the first instalment of 'The Carved and Painted Rocks of Australia, and Their Significance' by A. Carroll (p. 53-56)
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Includes the first instalment of The Yarra by Alexander Sutherland (p. 27-30)
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1888 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Proemi"The Empires of the golden-hearted South", single work poetry (p. 1)
- By the Night Express, single work short story (p. 2-9)
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Shakespeare and the Rabble,
single work
essay
(p. 9-11)Considers Shakespeare's political opinions evident in his plays.
- A Visit to King Island, single work non-fiction travel (p. 12-16)
- The Poet's Last Dreami"ONE more sleep in the slow night watches", single work poetry (p. 16)
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Personal Reminiscences of Miss Mary Anderson,
single work
biography
(p. 17-23)
G. W. Griffin's brother was step-father to the famous American stage actor Mary Anderson. In view of the proposed visit of Miss Anderson to Sydney, Griffin writes about her life and work in New York and London.
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Pensees,
single work
essay
(p. 23-25)Musings on English literary works.
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The Song of the Gentle Anarchist
The Gentle Anarchisti"I am a gentle Anarchist,",
single work
poetry
satire
(p. 26)
Note:
Author's note: From an unpublished Comic Opera Liberetto
Editor's note: '"The Song of the Gentle Anarchist," with two other songs, which will appear in subsequent issues, has been generously placed at the disposal of the Editor by their author, who only requests this expanation, that the plot of the Opera is laid in the year of grace 2001, and that its theme is "Scientific Marriage."'
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An Aim for Australian Art,
single work
essay
(p. 31-32)An essay encouraging Australian artists to engage with their contemporary surroundings: 'It may be that one chief thing Art has to teach, is the lesson that all great Art of past times was represented by men who frankly accepted their own time and did not try to escape from it.'
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Twin Secrets,
single work
short story
(p. 37-49)
Note: Author's note: A Story of the Imagination
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The Cultivation of Music,
single work
non-fiction
(p. 49-52)
Note: Author's note: An Evening with Mr. Alfred Cellier
- Realism, single work essay (p. 56-60)
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The Centennial Exhibition,
single work
non-fiction
(p. 60-64)A report of Australia's first International exhibition in Victoria.
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