Whimsa Whimsa i(6476471 works by)
Writing name for: Matthew Measure
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1 2 A Gale at Sea i "The stormy Petril ill-betiding bird;", Whimsa , 1838 single work poetry
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 26 December vol. 4 no. 331 1838; (p. 2)
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)
1 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)
1 1 y separately published work icon Papers from My Portfolio Matthew Measure , Whimsa , 1838 6471935 1838 series - author single work poetry prose short story

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.
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