y separately published work icon Papers from My Portfolio series - author   single work   poetry   prose   short story  
Composed: At sea,
Issue Details: First known date: 1838... 1838 Papers from My Portfolio
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In a letter, accompanying the contribution of a short story 'Typhon', sent to the editor of the Commercial Journal and Advertiser, the author relates that on the voyage out to Australia in an effort to while away monotony and to amuse fellow passengers, 'three or four of us ... started a 'weekly paper' in manuscript 'which we kept up till we arrived at our destined port.'

'Typhon', the first work seemingly contributed to the Commercial Journal, was 'one of a series extracted' from the weekly paper. 'Many of the articles caused great amusement' writes the author and having observed that the Commercial Journal 'generally reserve some portion of your columns for humourous or amusing literature,... [the author] thought the accompanying genuine production ['Typhon'] might perhaps prove acceptable.' The author offers other works if 'upon your perusal you deem it worthy [of] notice'.

The author seems to have contributed 'Typhon' and other pieces under the series title 'Papers from My Portfolio'.

The piece 'A Literary Controversy at Sea', published in the 26 December 1838 issue of the Commercial Journal, reveals that the shipboard paper was called 'The Traveller'.

AustLit has not yet established the existence of the paper.

Includes

1
Retribution; or The Damned : A Fragment i "With angry disk down in the west,", Whimsa , 1838 single work poetry
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 19 December vol. 4 no. 329 1838; (p. 4)

'Enemy ship captures another and slays five hundred people, but is then itself sunk in a storm.' (Webby)

2
Henric the Fisherman of the Cliff i "'Twas at the time when Britain's throne of state,", Whimsa , 1838 single work poetry historical fiction
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 12 December vol. 4 no. 327 1838; (p. 3)

'Long poem set in the days of the Danish invasion of Britain - Henric really King Alfred, using minstrel disguise to trap and slay the Danes.' (Webby)

3
Typhon Matthew Measure , 1838 single work short story science fiction

The narrator builds a contraption that allows him to travel above the clouds where he encounters a new world.

4
A Literary Controversy at Sea Matthew Measure , 1838 single work prose
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 26 December vol. 4 no. 331 1838; (p. 2-3)

'Poem "Gale at Sea" by Whimsa is derided for a supposed pleonasm, actually misunderstood as E. L. points out in a "Pindaric Epistle, To the Editor of 'the Traveller', in refutation of certain allegations".' (Webby)

The poems are separately indexed.

5
The Strange Visitant Matthew Measure , 1838 single work short story
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 5 December vol. 4 no. 325 1838; (p. 2-3)

A passenger on board a ship narrates the tale of an apparition who appears and advises the Captain to alter course to an island. On the island, the apparition leads the company to a trove of tortoiseshell.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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Untitled Matthew Measure , 1838 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 21 November vol. 4 no. 321 1838; (p. 4)

In this correspondence the author describes the reason for sending the editor of the Commercial Journal and Advertiser the story 'Typhon' (published in the Journal below the letter). The work is 'one of a series extracted from our weekly paper' a paper in manuscript started on board ship. 'Many of the articles caused great amusement' writes the author and having observed that the Journal 'generally reserve some portion of your columns for humourous or amusing literature,... [the author] thought the accompanying genuine production might perhaps prove acceptable.' The author offers other works if 'upon your perusal you deem it worthy [of] notice'.

The author seems to have contributed 'Typhon' and other pieces under the series title 'Papers from My Portfolio'. In subsequent issues of the Commercial Journal works published from the series reveal that the 'weekly paper' was called the 'Traveller'.

AustLit has not yet established the existence of the paper.

Untitled Matthew Measure , 1838 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 21 November vol. 4 no. 321 1838; (p. 4)

In this correspondence the author describes the reason for sending the editor of the Commercial Journal and Advertiser the story 'Typhon' (published in the Journal below the letter). The work is 'one of a series extracted from our weekly paper' a paper in manuscript started on board ship. 'Many of the articles caused great amusement' writes the author and having observed that the Journal 'generally reserve some portion of your columns for humourous or amusing literature,... [the author] thought the accompanying genuine production might perhaps prove acceptable.' The author offers other works if 'upon your perusal you deem it worthy [of] notice'.

The author seems to have contributed 'Typhon' and other pieces under the series title 'Papers from My Portfolio'. In subsequent issues of the Commercial Journal works published from the series reveal that the 'weekly paper' was called the 'Traveller'.

AustLit has not yet established the existence of the paper.

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