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This publication appears to have been printed by the Cumberland Times printers ca. 1900. 'A Tour to Hell' is a reprint of an item from the Cumberland Times, December 27, 1900 comprising the poem itself, prefaced by an editorial comment indicating that this was the first time the poem had ever been published. A second note at the end of the poem discusses the provenance of this version of the poem. The manuscript was lent to the editor of the Cumberland Times, J. Whitley, in 1857 and contained the text posthumously copied by a Mr Thomas Holdstock from the dictation of an assigned servant who had worked with the author and memorised the poem. This note is dated April, 1885.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Parramatta,
Parramatta area,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Cumberland Times
, 1900 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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A Tour to Hell
"Ye prisoners of New South Wales"
A Convict's Tour to Helli"You prisoners of New South Wales,",
single work
poetry
satire
(p. 5-14)For discussion of the various versions of this poem and the history of its compilation see Frank the Poet by Meredith and Whalen (1979). Several manuscript versions exist in the Mitchell library - ML MSS 7266, A 649, A 807 and C 967 (digitised copy: of this available)
- The Song of Ninian Melvillei"Sing the song of noisy Ninny - hang the Muses - spit it out!", single work poetry humour satire
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