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* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Penguin , 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature : Introduction, single work criticism (p. xiii-xxvii)
[Untitled] (from Journal of an Excursion Across the Blue Mountains of New South Wales), Barron Field , single work prose extract (p. 11-13)
The Kangaroo Kangarooi"Kangaroo! Kangaroo!", Barron Field , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
The Beauties of Australia, William Woolls , single work prose (p. 16-17)
The Weatherboard Falli"A mighty crescent of grim cavern'd rock,", Australie , single work poetry (p. 18-20)
From : The Kangaroo Hunt or a Morning in the Mountains : A Descriptive Poem in Six Parts : Preface, Charles Harpur , extract poetry (p. 21)
Dawn and Sunrise in the Snowy Mountainsi"A few thin strips of fleecy clouds lie long", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 22)
Bell-Birdsi"By channels of coolness the echoes are calling,", Henry Kendall , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
From : The Scenic Part of Poetry, Charles Harpur , extract criticism (p. 25)
The Creek of the Four Gravesi"I tell a Settler's tale of the old times,", Charles Harpur , single work poetry
A group of white men wander into the Australian wilderness in search of discovery. They marvel at the foreignness of the landscape before settling down to sleep at their camp. They are woken by an attack from a group of Indigenous Australians. Seeing his friends killed, Egremont flees into a creek and finds a cavity in the earth to hide in. His pursuers give up their hunt, unable to find him, and he escapes. 
(p. 26-36)
A Death in the Bushi"The hut was built of bark and shrunken slabs", Henry Kendall , single work poetry (p. 37-42)
Preface to Adam Lindsay Gordon's Sea Spray and Smoke Drift Sea Spray and Smoke Drift : Preface, Marcus Clarke , single work criticism (p. 43-46)
The Sick Stock-Rider The Sick Stockrideri"Hold hard, Ned! lift me down once more, and lay me in the shade,", Adam Lindsay Gordon , single work poetry (p. 47-49)
Pretty Dick, Marcus Clarke , single work short story
Story of the seven-year-old shepherd's son who gets lost in the bush and dies.
(p. 50-61)
Some Popular Australian Mistakes, Henry Lawson , single work prose humour (p. 62-63)
The Drover's Wife, Henry Lawson , single work short story

First appearing in The Bulletin in 1892, Henry Lawson's short story 'The Drovers Wife' is today regarded as a seminal work in the Australian literary tradition. Noted for it's depiction of the bush as harsh, potentially threatening and both isolated and isolating, the story opens with a simple enough premise: an aggressive--and presumably deadly--snake disrupts the working life of a bushwoman and her young children. Brave but cautious, the woman resolves to protect her children since her husband is, characteristically, away from home and of no help. 

As time passes within the story, tension builds, and the snake's symbolic threat takes on layers of meaning as the sleepless heroine recalls previous challenges she faced while her husband was away. A series of flashbacks and recollections propel the story through the single night over which it takes place, and by the time the climax arrives--the confrontation with the snake--readers have learned much about the heroine's strengths and fears, most of the latter involving the loss of children and dark figures who encroach upon her small, vulnerable homestead. To be sure, this "darkness" is highly symbolic, and Lawson's use of imagery invokes Western notions of good and evil as well as gendered and racial stereotypes. 

(p. 64-70)
The Conquering Bush, Edward Dyson , single work short story (p. 71-74)
Rats, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour
Three travelling shearers encounter a swagman, 'Rats', having a fight with his swag.
(p. 75-77)
Port-Arthur Port Arthur, Marcus Clarke , single work prose (p. 81-86)
The Female Transporti"Come all young girls, both far and near, and listen unto me,", single work poetry (p. 87-88)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 1993 .
      Extent: 369p.
      Description: 22cm.
      ISBN: 0140157034 (pbk.)

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— Appears in: Margin , no. 33 1994; (p. 30-31)

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[Review] The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature Lucy Sussex , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Margin , no. 33 1994; (p. 30-31)

— Review of The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature 1993 anthology short story poetry extract prose criticism biography
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— Appears in: Southerly , June vol. 54 no. 2 1994; (p. 169-173)

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— Appears in: Social Alternatives , April vol. 13 no. 1 1994; (p. 59-60)

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— Appears in: The Age , 24 July 1993; (p. 8)

— Review of The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature 1993 anthology short story poetry extract prose criticism biography
[Review] The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature Lucy Sussex , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Margin , no. 33 1994; (p. 30-31)

— Review of The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature 1993 anthology short story poetry extract prose criticism biography
Aus. Lit. Anthologies Glen Thomas , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , April vol. 13 no. 1 1994; (p. 59-60)

— Review of The Time to Write : Australian Women Writers 1890-1930 1993 anthology criticism biography ; The Penguin Book of Australian Ballads [1993] 1993 anthology poetry ; The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature 1993 anthology short story poetry extract prose criticism biography
Australia's 19th-Century Literature Still Undervalued Peter Pierce , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 July 1993; (p. C8)

— Review of The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature 1993 anthology short story poetry extract prose criticism biography
Brought to Book Bob Johnson , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 26 June 1993; (p. wkd 7)

— Review of The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature 1993 anthology short story poetry extract prose criticism biography
Forecasts Vivienne Brophy , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , April vol. 72 no. 1036 1993; (p. 35,38)

— Review of The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature 1993 anthology short story poetry extract prose criticism biography
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