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'"If the essay should come to displace the novel in popular favour, it would be a clear sign of an advance in civilization." - Walter Murdoch
Sir Walter Murdoch was Foundation Professor of English at The University of Western Australia. Throughout the twentieth century, he was also a bestselling author: in the weekly essays he contributed to The Argus and other newspapers and in the books that sold in their tens of thousands.
Irony was a key element in his approach, as was a lightness of touch in the treatment of his topics, from literature and social commentary to discourse on language. This selection by Imre Salusinszky restores this wonderful writer's work back into print for a new generation of readers.' (Publisher's blurb)
Sir Walter Murdoch was Foundation Professor of English at The University of Western Australia. Throughout the twentieth century, he was also a bestselling author: in the weekly essays he contributed to The Argus and other newspapers and in the books that sold in their tens of thousands.
Irony was a key element in his approach, as was a lightness of touch in the treatment of his topics, from literature and social commentary to discourse on language. This selection by Imre Salusinszky restores this wonderful writer's work back into print for a new generation of readers.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Dedication:MATT PRICE
1961-2007
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Crawley,
Inner Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:UWA Publishing
, 2011 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Tripe and Onions, extract essay (p. 17-22)
- The Bloke, single work essay (p. 23-29)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] On Rabbits, Morality, Etc.
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , May vol. 4 no. 2 2012;
— Review of On Rabbits, Morality, etc. : Selected Writings of Walter Murdoch 2011 selected work essay extract -
Everything under the Sun, Brilliantly
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 July 2011; (p. 31)
— Review of On Rabbits, Morality, etc. : Selected Writings of Walter Murdoch 2011 selected work essay extract -
Irony Man
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 July 2011; (p. 18-19)
— Review of On Rabbits, Morality, etc. : Selected Writings of Walter Murdoch 2011 selected work essay extract -
Non-Fiction
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 2 July 2011; (p. 34)
— Review of On Rabbits, Morality, etc. : Selected Writings of Walter Murdoch 2011 selected work essay extract -
Classic for the Common Reader : From the Collected Essays of Walter Murdoch the Bloke
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2 -3 July 2011; (p. 3)
— Review of On Rabbits, Morality, etc. : Selected Writings of Walter Murdoch 2011 selected work essay extract
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Review : Non-Fiction
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 4 - 5 June 2011; (p. 25)
— Review of On Rabbits, Morality, etc. : Selected Writings of Walter Murdoch 2011 selected work essay extract -
Classic for the Common Reader : From the Collected Essays of Walter Murdoch the Bloke
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2 -3 July 2011; (p. 3)
— Review of On Rabbits, Morality, etc. : Selected Writings of Walter Murdoch 2011 selected work essay extract -
Non-Fiction
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 2 July 2011; (p. 34)
— Review of On Rabbits, Morality, etc. : Selected Writings of Walter Murdoch 2011 selected work essay extract -
Irony Man
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 July 2011; (p. 18-19)
— Review of On Rabbits, Morality, etc. : Selected Writings of Walter Murdoch 2011 selected work essay extract -
Everything under the Sun, Brilliantly
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 July 2011; (p. 31)
— Review of On Rabbits, Morality, etc. : Selected Writings of Walter Murdoch 2011 selected work essay extract
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