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y separately published work icon The Van Diemen's Land Warriors, or, the Heroes of Cornwall : A Satire, in Three Cantos single work   poetry   satire  
Issue Details: First known date: 1827... 1827 The Van Diemen's Land Warriors, or, the Heroes of Cornwall : A Satire, in Three Cantos
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y separately published work icon The Van Diemen's Land Warriors ; or, The Heroes of Cornwall 'Pindar Juvenal' , Simon Barnard (illustrator), Launceston : Red Neck Comics , 2000 8526932 2000 single work graphic novel

A graphic novel adaptation of the satirical poem by 'Pindar Juvenal', this edition uses only part of the original poem, accompanied by illustrations by Simon Barnard.

Notes

  • This was the first book of verse published in Tasmania. It is very rare. Its authorship has not been firmly established, but 'Pindar Juvenal' is widely considered to be a pseudonym for Robert Wales. It is possible that Evan Henry Thomas was also involved with this work (see E. Morris Miller Pressmen and Governors : Australian Editors and Writers in Early Tasmania (1952)).
  • Epigraph: Arma virumque cano.
  • Dedication: To my best and most sincere friend - MYSELF.
  • Single poem.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Hobart, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,: Andrew Bent , 1827 .
      Extent: 32p.
      Note/s:
      • 'Printed by Andrew Bent, Colonial Times Office. Sold for the author by W. Wylde, Wellington Bridge, Elizabeth-Street, Hobart-Town; and James Ash, Brisbane-Street, Launceston.' - on title page.
      • Ferguson 1157.
      • The National Library of Australia's copy of the 1827 publication includes a copy of an article from the Argus, 18 February 1911, stating that The Van Diemen's Land Warriors was declared libellous by a schoolmaster named James Thomson, who advised that all copies be destroyed.
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: D. S. Ford , 1944 .
      Extent: [5], 6-21, 32, [1]p.p.
      Edition info: Facsim. ed.
      Limited edition info: Limited to 90 copies for sale and 10 for presentation.
      Description: illus., ports, facsims
      Note/s:
      • Includes essay on Matthew Brady by George Mackaness.
      • Published 8 September 1944.
      Series: y separately published work icon Australian Historical Monographs Sydney : George Mackaness , 1937-1961 8527315 1937-1961 series - publisher

      A series of facsimile editions of early Australian works, republished by George Mackaness (printed by D.S. Ford, Sydney) over a period of thirty-six years.

      All works in this series were limited facsimile edition.

      The series was later republished in Dubbo as Australian Historical Monographs: New Series.

             Number in series: 10
    • Katoomba, Blue Mountains, Sydney, New South Wales,: Wayzgoose Press , 1989 .
      Extent: ix, 37p.p.
      Limited edition info: 50 signed and numbered copies.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Introduction by Peter Emmett.
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Related Works

Canto First i "War, and those gallant souls, I proudly chant,", 'Pindar Juvenal' , 1990 single work poetry extract
— Appears in: The Poet's Discovery : Nineteenth Century Australia in Verse 1990; (p. 151-153)
The Van Diemen's Land Warriors i "The unsuspecting Captain Snip descries", 'Pindar Juvenal' , 2004 extract poetry (The Van Diemen's Land Warriors, or, the Heroes of Cornwall : A Satire, in Three Cantos)
— Appears in: River of Verse : A Tasmanian Journey 1800-2004 2004; (p. 9-10)
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Works about this Work

y separately published work icon Tasmania and Australian Poetry Vivian Smith , Hobart : University of Tasmania , 1984 Z103086 1983 single work criticism
Banned Books : Rare Australian Works Anobium , 1911 single work column
— Appears in: The Argus , 18 February 1911; (p. 7) 'Anobius' states that 'Pindar Juvenal's' satiric poem was submitted to a schoolmaster, James Thomson, who declared the work libellous and advised that all copies be burned. This apparently was done, but Thomson retained his own copy. This copy, perhaps the only surviving one, later came into the hands of E. A. Petherick and hence into the national collection.
Banned Books : Rare Australian Works Anobium , 1911 single work column
— Appears in: The Argus , 18 February 1911; (p. 7) 'Anobius' states that 'Pindar Juvenal's' satiric poem was submitted to a schoolmaster, James Thomson, who declared the work libellous and advised that all copies be burned. This apparently was done, but Thomson retained his own copy. This copy, perhaps the only surviving one, later came into the hands of E. A. Petherick and hence into the national collection.
y separately published work icon Tasmania and Australian Poetry Vivian Smith , Hobart : University of Tasmania , 1984 Z103086 1983 single work criticism
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