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Issue Details: First known date: 1929... vol. 1 no. 9 20 August 1929 of All About Books est. 1928 All About Books
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1929 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
War Novels, Vernon Knowles , single work column
Knowles gives an overview of non-Australian novels that 'explore and analyse' World War I.
 (p. 269-271)
A Reader's Notebook, Nettie Palmer , single work review
— Review of A House Is Built M. Barnard Eldershaw , 1929 single work novel ; Le Jardin des Coraux Paul Wenz , 1929 single work novel ; Falmouth For Orders : the story of the last clipper ship race around Cape Horn Alan Villiers , 1929 single work non-fiction ; Im Westen nichts Neues Erich Maria Remarque , 1929 single work novel ; (p. 272-273)
Shakespeare as a Psychologist, J. Alexander Gunn , single work criticism (p. 276)
A House is Built, single work prose
— Review of A House Is Built M. Barnard Eldershaw , 1929 single work novel ;
Describes the collaboration process between Barnard and Eldershaw. Includes photographs of both authors.
 (p. 277)
Reviews, E. C. Davidson , single work review
Davidson reviews the published plays Easter by John Masefield and The Pension by M.J.J. MacKeown.
 (p. 280-281)
Gerald Gould Praises 'Coonardoo', single work review
— Review of Coonardoo : The Well in the Shadow Katharine Susannah Prichard , 1928 single work novel ; (p. 282)
'Times Literary Supplement' Praises C.R. Jury, single work review
— Review of Love and the Virgins C. R. Jury , 1929 single work drama ; (p. 283)
New Australian Literary Paper, single work column
Brief announcement of the new literary quarterly.
 (p. 284)
The 'Age' Space Rates, Freelance , single work correspondence (p. 284)
New Australian Comedy, single work review
— Review of Pleston's Experiment Cecil Finn Tucker , 1929 single work drama ; (p. 285)
The Man from Cuba, S. F. A. Coles , single work short story adventure
Travelers from many countries pass the time during a storm on a trip from Wellington to Sydney.
 (p. 288-289)
More New Novels, William Craig , single work review (p. 292)
Imagination in Bookselling, Edward A. Vidler , single work column
Vidler emphasises the importance of employing knowledgable staff (bookmen).
 (p. 296)
The Elusiveness of Walter De La Mare, Vernon Knowles , single work review
Review of Walter De La Mare : A Critical Study by Forrest Reid.
 (p. 298)
The Australian Literature Society [Meeting Report], Hattie M. Leckie , single work column
Leckie reports on the debate 'Australia is Lacking in a Background to Inspire Romantic Writing' lead by Mrs. W. H. Craig and Mrs. J. A. Newell on the Society's 'Women's Night', July, 1929.
 (p. 298)
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