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Contains brief biographical note accompanied by a full-page portrait of the English writer, Mrs George Thirkell (aka Angela Thirkell, q.v.), who lived in Australia from 1920-1929. (p. 30)
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Includes a brief section discussing the recently published works by Winifred James (q.v.), 'the noted Australian writer, who as a girl set out for London with a few short stories in her pocket' and subsequently wrote the novel entitled, Bachelor Betty (1908). 'Her new works are two books of Belles Lettres, London Is My Lute, a collection of articles and essays...The second volume is, A Son for England, a charming tribute to the youth of our Empire. The Australian edition is named A Son for Empire.' (content appears in topical column, 'This, That and Them', by London correspondent T. H. Cochran)
Note: Although the column lists the title(s), A Son for England / A Son for Empire, library catalogues indicate that the book was actually published with the title(s) A Man for England / A Man for Empire.
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1930 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Why Marry a Sleuth?,
single work
prose
humour
(p. 32-33)
Note: illus.
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The Road,
single work
short story
(p. 40-41, 72)
Note: illus.
- Gatling's Laying Mash, single work short story humour (p. 42, 66, 68)
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Australian Pioneer Families 4 : The Blaxlands,
single work
biography
(p. 48-49, 77)
Note:
- Written as: C. H. Bertie
- illus., ports.
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