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Short stories based on the painting of Hathorn's daughter by Brian Dunlop titled 'The Blue Dress'.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Port Melbourne,
South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area,
Melbourne - Inner South,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Mammoth
, 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Siren, single work short story young adult (p. 1-17)
- Knowing, single work short story young adult (p. 19-31)
- My Mother Was Married in Morning Glory Blue, single work short story young adult (p. 33-44)
- Moonlight Bay, single work short story young adult (p. 45-62)
- Farewell, single work short story young adult (p. 63-65)
- The Last Cabinet, single work short story young adult (p. 67-77)
- A Dream Cody Had, single work short story young adult (p. 79-88)
- Quicksand, single work short story young adult (p. 89-99)
- First Dance, single work short story young adult (p. 101-113)
- Come to Israel, single work short story young adult (p. 115-125)
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The Outcast,
single work
short story
young adult
science fiction
'On Mars people can be different beyond sex or race. Like the currency lads and lasses of early Australia, second generation humans born on Mars are very different to 'Earthlings'. Can Alice and Weyen ever form a bond across this divide?' (Source: The Source).
- Shift, single work short story young adult (p. 137-148)
- Dress Code, single work short story young adult (p. 149-162)
- Blue, single work short story young adult (p. 163-173)
- Vigil, single work short story young adult (p. 175-188)
- Bluebeard's Daughter, single work short story young adult (p. 189-193)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Parties in Print : A Decade of Stories
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 38 no. 1 2023; (p. 4-7)
— Review of The Blue Dress : Stories 1991 anthology short story ; Beetle Soup : Australian Stories and Poems for Children 1996 anthology poetry children's fiction ; Bushland Stories 1910 selected work children's fiction ; Tales from the Wasteland : Stories from the 13th Floor 2000 anthology short story ; Love Me, Love Me Not 1993 selected work children's fiction ; Landmarks : Nine New Australian Stories 1991 anthology short story ; Before Dawn : More Tales to Read at Night 1988 anthology children's fiction ; Dream Time : New Stories by Sixteen Award-Winning Authors 1989 anthology short story -
Aphrodite in a Blue Dress
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Writing the Australian Child : Texts and Contexts in Fictions for Children 1996; (p. 76-91) -
[Review] The Blue Dress : Stories
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 7 no. 2 1992; (p. 33)
— Review of The Blue Dress : Stories 1991 anthology short story -
The Blue Dress
Margaret Gilbert
(interviewer),
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 36 no. 4 1992; (p. 6-7) -
[Review] The Blue Dress : Stories
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 36 no. 1 1992; (p. 29)
— Review of The Blue Dress : Stories 1991 anthology short story
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[Review] The Blue Dress : Stories
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 36 no. 1 1992; (p. 29)
— Review of The Blue Dress : Stories 1991 anthology short story -
[Review] The Blue Dress : Stories
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 7 no. 2 1992; (p. 33)
— Review of The Blue Dress : Stories 1991 anthology short story -
Their Stamp of Tragedy
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 2 November 1991; (p. 13)
— Review of The Blue Dress : Stories 1991 anthology short story -
Blue Tones with Wit and Pain
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 2 November 1991; (p. 6)
— Review of The Blue Dress : Stories 1991 anthology short story -
Fascinating Mix of Stories for Young Readers
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 February 1992; (p. C6)
— Review of The Blue Dress : Stories 1991 anthology short story ; Rookwood 1991 single work novel ; Another Sparrow Singing 1991 single work children's fiction ; All in the Blue Unclouded Weather 1991 single work novel ; Letters from the Inside 1991 single work novel ; The Magician's Box 1991 single work children's fiction -
The Blue Dress
Margaret Gilbert
(interviewer),
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 36 no. 4 1992; (p. 6-7) -
Aphrodite in a Blue Dress
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Writing the Australian Child : Texts and Contexts in Fictions for Children 1996; (p. 76-91) -
From the Word Go : Books for Younger Readers
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 135 1991; (p. 53-54)
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