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A Child in the Dark, and a Foreign Father single work short story

Author:agent Henry Lawson http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/lawson-henry

Issue Details: First known date: 1902... 1902 A Child in the Dark, and a Foreign Father

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A man and his young son do their best to hold the family together, despite the complaints of the man's lazy wife.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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Minor title variations appear in texts

Appears in:

y The Bulletin (Xmas edition) vol. 23 no. 1191 13 December 1902 Z620188 1902 periodical issue 1902
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1902
)
pg. 14
Appears in:

y Triangles of Life and Other Stories Henry Lawson , Melbourne : Standard Publishing , 1913 Z334439 1913 selected work short story Melbourne : Standard Publishing , 1913
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1913
)
pg. 168-178
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y Triangles of Life and Other Stories Henry Lawson , Melbourne : Standard Publishing , 1913 Z334439 1913 selected work short story Melbourne : Lothian , 1916
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1916
)
pg. 168-178
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y Twenty Great Australian Stories Judah Waten (editor), Victor George O'Connor (editor), Melbourne : Dolphin Publications , 1946 Z53392 1946 anthology short story Melbourne : Dolphin Publications , 1946
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1946
)
pg. 109-117
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y Henry Lawson's Best Stories Henry Lawson , Cecil Mann , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1966 Z388119 1966 selected work short story London : Angus and Robertson , 1973
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1973
)
pg. 88-94
Note: With title: A Child in the Dark
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y The World of Henry Lawson Henry Lawson , Walter Stone (editor), Dee Why West : Hamlyn , 1974 Z385949 1974 selected work poetry short story humour satire Dee Why West : Hamlyn , 1974
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1974
)
pg. 213-217
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y Classic Australian Short Stories Judah Waten (editor), Stephen Murray-Smith (editor), Melbourne : Wren , 1974 Z51623 1974 anthology short story Melbourne : Wren , 1974
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1974
)
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y The Essential Henry Lawson : The Best Works of Australia's Greatest Writer Henry Lawson , Brian Kiernan (editor), South Yarra : Currey O'Neil , 1982 Z368836 1982 selected work poetry short story criticism biography South Yarra : Currey O'Neil , 1982
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1982
)
pg. 305-309
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y A Fantasy of Man : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1901-1922 Henry Lawson , Leonard Cronin (editor), Sydney : Lansdowne , 1984 Z378760 1984 selected work poetry short story autobiography correspondence humour Sydney : Lansdowne , 1984
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1984
)
pg. 141-144
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y The Penguin Henry Lawson : Short Stories Henry Lawson , John Barnes (editor), Ringwood : Penguin , 1986 Z282880 1986 selected work short story humour (taught in 8 units) Ringwood : Penguin , 1986
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1986
)
pg. 213-219
Appears in:

y Triangles of Life and Other Stories Henry Lawson , Melbourne : Standard Publishing , 1913 Z334439 1913 selected work short story Sydney : University of Sydney Library, Scholarly Electronic Text and Image Service , 2001
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2001
)
Appears in:

y The La Trobe Journal no. 70 Spring 2002 Z993974 2002 periodical issue 2002
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2002
)
pg. 40-49
Note: Only contains the text of 'A Child in the Dark', despite the title: 'A Foreign Father' published separately in the issue. Contains manuscript alterations and a note on the manuscript.

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