y separately published work icon The Australasian newspaper issue  
Issue Details: First known date: 1868... vol. 4 no. 112 (New Series) 23 May 1868 of The Australasian est. 1864 The Australasian
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1868 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Chandos Edition of the Poets, Just Received by George Robertson, single work advertisement

An advertisement for selected works of poetry by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Walter Scott, and an illustrated anthology of ballads.

(p. 642)
Dickens's Works at English Price, single work advertisement

An advertisement for 'Dickens's works at English price' available from George Robertson, Melbourne. Works advertised are: The Pickwick Papers, Martin Chuzzlewit, Dombey and Son, Nicholas Nickleby, David Copperfield, The Old Curiosity Shop, Oliver Twist, Christmas Books and Barnaby Rudge.

(p. 642)
Dore and La Fontaine, single work advertisement

An advertisement for the fables of La Fontaine, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra's Don Quixote and various works by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Baron Munchausen, Thomas Hood, Dante Alighieri and John Milton, etc , all illustrated by Gustave Doré, and available from George Robertson, 'importer of books, 69 Elizabeth-street, and 23 Collins-street east, Melbourne.

(p. 642)
Illustrated and Handsomely-Bound Volumes, Just Received by George Robertson, single work advertisement

An advertisement for various volumes of international literature, largely poetry. Poets include Alfred Lord Tennyson, Jean Ingelow and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

(p. 642)
Nimmo's Library Edition of Standard Works, single work advertisement

An advertisement for Nimmo's library edition of standard works including works by Shakespeare, Burns, Goldsmith, Josephus and the Arabian Nights. All are available from George Robertson, Melbourne.

(p. 642)
Nimmo's Pocket Treasures, single work advertisement

An advertisement for Nimmo's Pocket Treasures including Epigrams and Literary Follies, Treasury of Poetic Gems, Beauties of the British Dramatists and works by Samuel Johnson and Williams Shakespeare. All are available at George Robertson's, Melbourne.

(p. 642)
Nimmo's Common-Place Books, single work advertisement

An advertisement for Nimmo's Common-place books', published in Edinburgh and available from George Robertson, Melbourne.

(p. 642)
Nimmo's Edition of the Poets, single work advertisement

An advertisement for 'Nimmo's Edition of the Poets', 'the cheapest, the most elegant, and the best adapted for presentation'. Poets include: Longfellow, Scott, Byron, Moore, Wordsworth, Cowper, Milton, Thomson, Goldsmith, Beattie, Pope, Burns, Chaucer and Shakespeare.

(p. 642)
Popular Works, in Strong Library Bindings, single work advertisement

An advertisement for a range of international literary and religious works including those authored by Dickens, Goldsmith, Longfellow and Shakespeare. All are available from George Robertson, Melbourne.

(p. 642)
Shakespeare, First Folio, single work advertisement

An advertisement for a facsimile edition of Shakespeare's 1623 First Folio, 'produced under the superintendence of Howard Staunton', available from George Robertson, Melbourne.

(p. 642)
Nimmo's Crown Library, single work advertisement

An advertisement for Nimmo's Crown Library including works by Burns, Longfellow and Byron. All are available at George Robertson's, Melbourne.

(p. 642)
Dwight, Bookseller, single work advertisement

H. T. Dwight, Bookseller, 'near Parliament, solicits inspection of his stock'.

(p. 642)
Mrs Johnson, William Dean Howells , single work prose (p. 645-646)
Note: No author attributed in this source.
Co-Operative 'Society'i"This is the latest caprice of society–", single work poetry

On the advent of Co-operative Societies for purchasing food and grocery items.

(p. 647)
Literature: The Pilgrim and the Shrine, single work review
— Review of The Pilgrim and the Shrine, or, Passages from the Life and Correspondence of Herbert Ainslie, B. A. Cantab Edward Maitland , 1868 single work novel ;
(p. 648)
Canoe Trip up the Yarra, Henry Rendell , single work correspondence travel

Henry Rendell provides a detailed account of his adventures during an eight-day canoe trip from Prince's Bridge, Melbourne, through Templestowe and Eltham, as far as Warrandyte. Rendell informs the Australasian's editor that, as his 'mode of travelling is rather novel, the information will perhaps be interesting to some of your readers'.

(p. 648)
Topics of the Week : Mr Walter Montgomery, single work column

The Australasian reports that 'Mr Walter Montgomery, in the most liberal manner, has consented to give two-thirds of the proceeds of three nights' readings ... to the funds of that most deserving charity, the Society for the Relief of the Educated Poor... He will also give a similar proportion of the proceeds of the remaining three nights in the week to the funds of the Melbourne Hospital'.

The Australasian notes that Montgomery is soon to depart the colony. He will 'complete an engagement with Mr Coppin, and will proceed thence to Europe, where the news of his deserved success in these colonies has excited much interest, and where there is little doubt he will be received with all the additional welcome in consideration of his brilliant career in the antipodes.'

(p. 658)
Note: The item regarding Walter Montgomery appears on the second page of 'Topics of the Week'.
Our Letter Home, single work column

'Our Letter Home' includes information on a range of political and social matters. Among these is a report on the 'shadow' that has 'fallen upon the theatrical section of the community by the sudden and unexpected death of Charles Panrucker Viner, better known by his stage-name of Charles Vincent, one of the managers of the Theatre Royal'. The Australasian also mentions recent productions at Melbourne theatres and notes that the 'Princess's is still closed [and] there is not at present much likelihood of this pretty theatre being re-opened.'

(p. 658)
The Theatres, &c., Jaques (fl. 1866-1868) , single work review
— Review of Not a Bad Judge James Robinson Planche , 1848 single work drama ; The Rake's Progress William Leman Rede , 1833 single work drama ; Black-Eyed Susan Douglas William Jerrold , 1829 single work drama ;

A review of a performance of Jame Robinson Plache's Not a Bad Judge at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, May 1868, and of William Leman Rede's The Rake's Progress and Douglas William Jerrold's Black-Eyed Susan at the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre (aka Haymarket Theatre), May 1868.

(p. 658)
Spurgeon's Sermons, single work advertisement

An advertisement for Charles Haddon Spurgeon's sermons 'in large quantities', available from Buzzard, Melbourne.

(p. 668)
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