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Dedication: To Mrs CKN Warden and all child-lovers.
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Epigraph: 'Speak to the Earth, and it shall teach thee'
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Listed in ACB(1) with note: 'Comprises travel letters written to children, and natural history studies; includes some verse. Although addressed to children, the letters are philosophical and reminiscent and the result is not a children's book. (Source: Marcie Muir and Kerry White Australian Children's Books (1992-2004).
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Contents partially indexed; remainder pending.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Lothian
, 1914 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Quicksilver and the Owl, single work novella (p. 101-203)
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The White Gum,
single work
prose
children's
The White Gum is, to the writer, inspiring, holy, and honoured in ways other than for timber.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Literary Gossip
1914
single work
review
— Appears in: The Leader , 8 August 1914; (p. 29)
— Review of The Spirit of the Child 1914 selected work poetry novella prose correspondence -
Australian Fiction
1914
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 9 July vol. 35 no. 1795 1914; (p. 2)
— Review of The Spirit of the Child 1914 selected work poetry novella prose correspondence
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Australian Fiction
1914
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 9 July vol. 35 no. 1795 1914; (p. 2)
— Review of The Spirit of the Child 1914 selected work poetry novella prose correspondence -
Literary Gossip
1914
single work
review
— Appears in: The Leader , 8 August 1914; (p. 29)
— Review of The Spirit of the Child 1914 selected work poetry novella prose correspondence
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