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Issue Details:
First known date:
1896...
vol.
3
no.
4
19 October
1896
of
Cosmos Magazine
est. 1894-1899
Cosmos Magazine
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Notes
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Includes:
- The second instalment of My Chinese by Veracious Chronicler (q.v.)
- Jackeroos by K. Somerton
- Fin-de-Siecle Discourses by Esotericus
- Some Minor Forms of Hypnotic Suggestion by Samuel T. Knaggs (q.v.)
- The second instalment of My Chinese by Veracious Chronicler (q.v.)
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Contents indexed selectively.
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Includes Managerial Notice:
'It has come to the knowledge of the proprietors of Cosmos that an article entitled 'Lady Journalist', by 'One of Them,' which appeared in the first issue of Cosmos, two years ago, has been attributed to our late Editor, Mrs. Bright (q.v.), and that she has been accused of bad taste in writing such an article, while at the same time meeting some of the lady journalists presumed to be unfairly criticised in the aforesaid article as if nothing had happened, and as a good deal of unpleasant discussion about our late Editor in connection therewith has been going on in certain circles, we take this opportunity of giving an open denial in our columns to the statement that Mrs. Bright was its author. The article appeared when the magazine was under the control of the now notorious Armand Jerome, as managing director of a brief-lived Company, and Mrs. Bright could have known nothing of its authorship or publication. This explanation is due to a lady who during her editorship of Cosmos earned commendation on all sides.' (p. 154)
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1896 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- A.J.C. Randwick Races : 'On the Road', single work prose humour (p. 135-137)
- The Empressi"O Queen of Queens! What mundane strain", single work poetry (p. 137)
- Heart's Desire, single work short story (p. 145-148)
- Springi"When Winter leaves us, then Spring appears,", single work poetry (p. 148)
- Gratitude, single work short story (p. 155-158)
- A Spiritual Difficulty, single work short story (p. 161)
- Spring Songi"Sing me a song of the laughing spring,", single work poetry (p. 162)
- The Track of the Gilded Pig, single work short story (p. 163-165)
- A Vision of Christi"There fell on me a dream when days were gray,", single work poetry (p. 166)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Colonial Types : Emergent and Residual
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Colonial Journals : And the Emergence of Australian Literary Culture 2014; (p. 268-311) ‘The primary task of the colonial journals was to reflect colonial society, to analyse and dissect it, to chronicle its fashions and foibles and to comment on its prospects for the future. The colonial scene was never homogeneous; in fact, it was remarkably diverse, composed of numerous different interest groups interacting with each other, competing with each other and so on. Given all these different constituencies, who then could be properly identified as a colonial? The journals all wanted to invest in the idea of a representative type who could carry the aspirations of a developing nation. At the same time, the colonies were busily distinguishing themselves from one another; and besides, there was little agreement among commentators as to the qualities that best typified colonial ideals. The journals soon turned their attention to the dynamics of colonial populations, chronicling an extraordinarily wide variety of practices, dispositions, social classes and occupations. The proliferation of character ‘sketches’ across journals during this time reveals an increasingly fractured social economy. It also brings a great deal of colonial literary writing – think of some of Henry Lawson’s short stories and poems, for example – into close proximity with the interests of social journalism. Alongside the guest or a representative national character we see the emergence of a multiplicity of minor colonial types, some inherited from Europe and America and some locally developed. Each type inhabits its own set of narratives and is given a life-cycle – a destination – that is always assessed in terms of its ability to contribute to the nation’s wellbeing.’ (Authors introduction)
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Colonial Types : Emergent and Residual
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Colonial Journals : And the Emergence of Australian Literary Culture 2014; (p. 268-311) ‘The primary task of the colonial journals was to reflect colonial society, to analyse and dissect it, to chronicle its fashions and foibles and to comment on its prospects for the future. The colonial scene was never homogeneous; in fact, it was remarkably diverse, composed of numerous different interest groups interacting with each other, competing with each other and so on. Given all these different constituencies, who then could be properly identified as a colonial? The journals all wanted to invest in the idea of a representative type who could carry the aspirations of a developing nation. At the same time, the colonies were busily distinguishing themselves from one another; and besides, there was little agreement among commentators as to the qualities that best typified colonial ideals. The journals soon turned their attention to the dynamics of colonial populations, chronicling an extraordinarily wide variety of practices, dispositions, social classes and occupations. The proliferation of character ‘sketches’ across journals during this time reveals an increasingly fractured social economy. It also brings a great deal of colonial literary writing – think of some of Henry Lawson’s short stories and poems, for example – into close proximity with the interests of social journalism. Alongside the guest or a representative national character we see the emergence of a multiplicity of minor colonial types, some inherited from Europe and America and some locally developed. Each type inhabits its own set of narratives and is given a life-cycle – a destination – that is always assessed in terms of its ability to contribute to the nation’s wellbeing.’ (Authors introduction)
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