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A Mere Private single work   autobiography   war literature  
First known date: 1928 Issue Details: First known date: 1928... 1928 A Mere Private
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Notes

  • Dedication: Dedicated to the memory of Howard Phillips Corporal in the 7th Australian Infantry Brigade, who, having gallantly served, gallantly died at Mont St. Quentin in September 1918

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Glimpses Corrie Denison , London : Scholartis Press , 1928 Z1174686 1928 selected work short story London : Scholartis Press , 1928 pg. 75-154
    Note: Published pseudonymously and with no dedication.
Alternative title: Frank Honywood, Private
Notes:
'Extended and much re-written in June-July 1929 to become closer to pure autobiography (Serle, p.9)

Works about this Work

Writing About War Peter Ryan , 2005 single work prose
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 49 no. 1-2 2005; (p. 127-128)
Reviews James Wieland , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 14 no. 1 1989; (p. 130-135)

— Review of Big-Noting : The Heroic Theme in Australian War Writing Robin Gerster , 1987 single work criticism ; A Mere Private Eric Partridge , 1928 single work autobiography
The War Comes into Its Own Eric Partridge , 1930 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Window , January vol. 1 no. 1 1930; (p. 72-104)
Surveys the literature of the Great War.
Reviews James Wieland , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 14 no. 1 1989; (p. 130-135)

— Review of Big-Noting : The Heroic Theme in Australian War Writing Robin Gerster , 1987 single work criticism ; A Mere Private Eric Partridge , 1928 single work autobiography
The War Comes into Its Own Eric Partridge , 1930 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Window , January vol. 1 no. 1 1930; (p. 72-104)
Surveys the literature of the Great War.
Writing About War Peter Ryan , 2005 single work prose
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 49 no. 1-2 2005; (p. 127-128)
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