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y separately published work icon An Anzac's Experiences on Gallipoli, France and Belgium selected work   poetry   prose   war literature  
Note: Under the pseudonym, E. Wells, Returned Soldier, is added.
Issue Details: First known date: 1919... 1919 An Anzac's Experiences on Gallipoli, France and Belgium
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Notes

  • Dear Reader, - The following sketches of life in the trenches are a faithful account of a soldier's life as it really is...Yours faithfully, E. Wells
  • It is unclear whether Wells wrote any of the works which appear in this volume.
  • Contents indexed selectively.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Mitchell and Casey , 1920 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Boy's Dream, single work short story war literature (p. 5-6)
The Ghurkai"He's clean and short and sturdy,", single work poetry (p. 7)
Anzacsi"The children unborn shall acclaim", Edgar Wallace , single work poetry war literature

This poetic tribute to the Anzacs by popular early 20th century British author Edgar Wallace was included in C.E.W. Bean's Anzac Book and in numerous subsequent anthologies and compilations.

 (p. 8)
Note: Appeared without attribution to Wallace.
My Greatest Treasure, single work short story war literature
A story about a soldier whose father gives him an identity tag made out of a sovereign.
 (p. 9-11)
The Real Anzacsi"There are plenty of slouch-hatted soldiers in town,", single work poetry (p. 12)
Note: With title: 'The Real Anzac'
Over the Top, single work short story war literature (p. 13-15)
The Ne'er-Do-Welli"I've lived the life of a thoughtless fool,", single work poetry (p. 22)
When We Returni"I call to mind the crowd on the quay,", single work poetry war literature (p. 23)
The Bloke for Mei"There's the bombers and the Lewis gunners, right up at the front,", single work poetry war literature (p. 24)
The Burial of Bill, single work short story war literature (p. 24-25)
The Sergeant-Majori"We've steadied up since now we've quit, all dressed in civvies new", single work poetry war literature (p. 25)
A Story of Gallipoli, single work short story war literature
A short story about a soldier who died at Gallipoli.
 (p. 26-27)
Wari"Shrieking, swirling, stricken grandeur;", single work poetry war literature (p. 28)
The Australiani"The skies that arched his land were blue", Will H. Ogilvie , single work poetry war literature (p. 31)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: W. J. Anderson , 1919 .
      Extent: 24p.
      Written as: E. Wells. A Returned Soldier
      Note/s:
      • According to Miller and Macartney Australian Literature: A Bibliography to 1938, this is the first edition of a 'miscellaneous' work that has numerous reprints with varying titles and printers.
Alternative title: Fragments From Gallipoli and France
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