W. J. MacDonald W. J. MacDonald i(A13259 works by) (a.k.a. William John MacDonald)
Also writes as: John Raxon
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Writing under the pseudonym John Raxon, W. J. MacDonald published a volume of short stories, Exactly as it Goes (1916). The publisher's note that appeared in this work described the author as 'the Australian P. G. Wodehouse or W. W. Jacobs - a genuine humorist'. But MacDonald was also a writer of poetry which was frequently inspired by the Australian landscape and, in the case of the selection Wake! Australians Brave! [1916?], a sense of patriotism. A number of his poems, such as 'Where the Wattle Grows', were given musical settings.

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