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Also contains an essay and a short desciption of a boat trip.
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- A Moonlight Trip to the Burnett Heads (A Study), single work prose (p. 67)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Publications Received
1899
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 4 February 1899; (p. 211)
— Review of Dinkinbar 1898 single work novel ; Sprays of Language : In Leaf and Flower 1898 single work poetry ; Half-Crown Bob and Tales of the Riverine 1898 selected work short storyThe reviewer describes Dinkinbar as Australian in plot and scenery describing how the English characters are changed by their experiences in the Australian bush.
The reviewer says of Sprays of Language in Leaf and Flower that what the book of poems 'gains in feeling it loses in technique'.
The reviewer introduces Tales of the Riverine and Half-Crown Bob as short stories which are mainly about the doings of the Darling River steamboats and their crews. It is described as strongly written with a touch of pathos and satire.
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Publications Received
1899
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 4 February 1899; (p. 211)
— Review of Dinkinbar 1898 single work novel ; Sprays of Language : In Leaf and Flower 1898 single work poetry ; Half-Crown Bob and Tales of the Riverine 1898 selected work short storyThe reviewer describes Dinkinbar as Australian in plot and scenery describing how the English characters are changed by their experiences in the Australian bush.
The reviewer says of Sprays of Language in Leaf and Flower that what the book of poems 'gains in feeling it loses in technique'.
The reviewer introduces Tales of the Riverine and Half-Crown Bob as short stories which are mainly about the doings of the Darling River steamboats and their crews. It is described as strongly written with a touch of pathos and satire.
