AustLit

Only literary material by Australian authors is individually indexed.

Other material in this issue includes:

• First page picture: 'Alfred the Great (871-901) with note about a national commemoration on the thousandth anniversary of his death, [17].
• Poetry: 'The Spotless King' by English poet laureate Alfred Austin (q.v.) 17-18; 'Alfred's Song' from Alfred the Great: England's Darling by Alfred Austin (q.v.) 21; 'The Battle of Flodden Field' continuation of extracts from Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field by Sir Walter Scott (q.v.) 25-26; 'Society Compared to a Hive of Bees' extract from Henry the Fifth, Act I Scene 2 by William Shakespeare (q.v.) with etching: 'William Shakespeare (1564-1616)' 30.
• Non-Fiction: 'The Royal Scholar' extract from History of the Anglo-Saxons by Palgrave with two (unattributed) illustrations: 'Alfred, King, Saint, and Warrior' photograph of statue to be erected at Winchester and 'King Alfred's Jewel' 18-20; 'Some Australian Trees: Wattles' extract from The New South Wales Educational Gazette by J. H. Maiden with photograph by A. J. Relph: 'Branch of Golden Wattle Blossom' 27-29.
• Prose: 'The Vision of Mirza' beginning of series of extracts from The Spectator by English author Joseph Addison (1672-1719) with etching: 'Joseph Addison (1672-1719)' 31-32.