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  • Contents indexed selectively.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Great Pretender at the Bar of Justice, Bruce Grant , single work essay (p. 1-8)
Land of the Long Black Cloud, Jim Davidson , single work essay (p. 9-20)
A Need for Intolerance, Noel Pearson , single work essay (p. 21-30)
Keating, Kirby, Ruddock and the Ship that Sank, Robert Manne , single work essay (p. 31-43)
A Knockabout Bloke, John Button , single work review
— Review of John Gorton : He Did It His Way Ian Hancock , 2002 single work biography ;
(p. 44-47)
Almost a Murder in the Cathedral, Mungo MacCallum , single work essay (p. 48-51)
A Good Run, Michael Davie , single work essay (p. 52-55)
Miracle at Bert's, Paul Sheehan , single work essay (p. 56-70)
A City Obsessed, John Birmingham , single work essay (p. 71-78)
The Untamed Tyrant, Don Watson , single work essay (p. 79-85)
The Absolutism of Action The Man of Conscience, Edmund Campion , single work essay (p. 86-95)
Note: With title: The Absolutism of Action
Cold Sanctuary, Thomas Keneally , single work essay (p. 96-109)
A Night Out, Robin Grove , single work essay (p. 118-129)
This Unsporting Life, Brent Crosswell , single work review
— Review of Rose Boys Peter Rose , 2001 single work autobiography ;
(p. 130-137)
Love of the Master's Game, Gideon Haigh , single work essay (p. 138-148)
I, Helen Garner , single work essay
Helen Garner explores the new and different persona a writer must adopt in each successive work
(p. 149-153)
Christina Stead, Hazel Rowley , single work biography (p. 154-168)
Lies and Silences, Nadia Wheatley , single work criticism (p. 169-179)
Tears for Cheers, Craig Sherborne , single work essay (p. 180-186)
Up from the Dead, Guy Rundle , single work essay (p. 187-191)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Inc. , 2002 .
      Extent: 377p.
      ISBN: 1863951873
      Series: y separately published work icon The Best Australian Essays Black Inc. (publisher), Melbourne : Black Inc. , 2000-2018 Z1731488 2000 series - publisher essay extract prose review

      The first of the three 'Best of' collections, Best Australian Essays was initiated in 1998 (then published by Bookman Press) under the guidance of executive chair Morry Schwartz and edited by Peter Craven. In March 2018, Black Inc, announced the cancellation of all three, replaced by the series Best Summer Stories.

      Number in series: 3

Works about this Work

Clive James and Genocide Tony Barta , 2003 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 252 2003; (p. 4)
A Big Boutique Clive James , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 251 2003; (p. 8-11) The Meaning of Recognition : New Essays 2001-2005 2005; (p. 184-193)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2002 2002 anthology essay biography review criticism autobiography
Compass of the Small Gail Jones , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 248 2003; (p. 25-26)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2002 2002 anthology essay biography review criticism autobiography
The Year in Many Voices Simon Caterson , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 December 2002; (p. 8)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2002 2002 anthology essay biography review criticism autobiography ; The Best Australian Stories 2002 2002 anthology short story
The Year in Many Voices Simon Caterson , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 December 2002; (p. 8)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2002 2002 anthology essay biography review criticism autobiography ; The Best Australian Stories 2002 2002 anthology short story
Compass of the Small Gail Jones , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 248 2003; (p. 25-26)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2002 2002 anthology essay biography review criticism autobiography
A Big Boutique Clive James , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 251 2003; (p. 8-11) The Meaning of Recognition : New Essays 2001-2005 2005; (p. 184-193)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2002 2002 anthology essay biography review criticism autobiography
Clive James and Genocide Tony Barta , 2003 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 252 2003; (p. 4)
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