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Louis Esson Louis Esson i(A20272 works by) (a.k.a. Thomas Louis Buvelot Esson)
Also writes as: Ganesha ; L. E.
Born: Established: 10 Aug 1878 Leith, Edinburgh,
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Scotland,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
; Died: Ceased: 27 Nov 1943 Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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1 form y separately published work icon Lola, the Lorelei Louis Esson , (Manuscript version)x400287 Z851210 single work radio play
1 The Battler Louis Esson , drama
1 [From] The Shearer's Wife i "Before the glare o'dawn I rise", Louis Esson , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: This is Home : Essential Australian Poems for Children 2019; (p. 19)
1 From : The Time Is Not Yet Ripe Louis Esson , 2009 extract drama (The Time is Not Yet Ripe : A Comedy in Four Acts)
— Appears in: Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature 2009; (p. 328-339)
1 y separately published work icon Louis Esson : Plays 1 : Terra Australis Louis Esson , John Senczuk (editor), Wollongong : Five Islands Press , 1999 Z211146 1999 selected work drama
1 Getting Away from It All (from Australia Felix) Louis Esson , 1988 single work drama extract
— Appears in: Shadow and Shine : An Anthology of Gippsland Literature 1988; (p. 83)
1 Stuck on the Farm (from Dead Timber) Louis Esson , 1988 single work drama extract
— Appears in: Shadow and Shine : An Anthology of Gippsland Literature 1988; (p. 82)
1 2 y separately published work icon Shipwreck : A Drama in Four Acts Louis Esson , 1986 (Manuscript version)10823682 Z859183 1986 single work drama

'The play is set on the lonely Gippsland coast in the late 19th century. Stumpy Johnson lives by the old Cornish trick of luring ships to destruction and collecting and selling the flotsam and jetsam. Martha Kennedy forces her daughter Madge to become Johnson’s second wife. The police catch up with Johnson and he goes to gaol. During his absence his son by his first marriage and Madge fall in love and live together. A child is born. Johnson is released before his full sentence is served, returns and in his vengence kills the baby, shoots his son and chains Madge to the wall of the house. He whips the bullocks with a barb wire lash which flies back and tears his eyes, the bullocks stampede and rush over him and he staggers back to the house, but of course Madge cannot help him, and wouldn't. He dies and Madge is rescued by a passing coastal vessel which calls in, and Johnson’s corpse is taken on board to be tipped over the side when the vessel is at sea.' (Source : University of New England website)

1 Swinging Douglas (A Splitter's Song) i "Morning air", Louis Esson , 1980 single work poetry
— Appears in: Ballades of Old Bohemia : An Anthology of Louis Esson 1980; (p. 115-116) Shadow and Shine : An Anthology of Gippsland Literature 1988; (p. 84)
1 y separately published work icon Ballads of Old Bohemia Louis Esson , Ascot Vale : Red Rooster Press , 1980 Z860480 1980 single work drama
1 Louis Esson Play for Rep's Festival Louis Esson , 1980 single work
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 13 June 1980; (p. 12)
1 4 y separately published work icon Ballades of Old Bohemia : An Anthology of Louis Esson Louis Esson , Hugh Anderson (editor), Ascot Vale : Red Rooster Press , 1980 Z331042 1980 single work
1 form y separately published work icon The Time Is Not Yet Ripe Louis Esson , Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1978 12987243 1978 single work radio play
1 Letters from Esson to Vance Palmer Louis Esson , 1977 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Five Plays for Stage, Radio and Television 1977; (p. 12-24)
1 1 y separately published work icon Norm and Ahmed/The Woman Tamer Alex Buzo , Louis Esson , Sydney : Currency Press , 1976 Z866495 1976 selected work drama
1 Letters from London, 1920-21 Louis Esson , 1969 single work correspondence
— Appears in: The Writer in Australia : A Collection of Literary Documents, 1856-1964 1969; (p. 191-199)
1 Whalin' up the Lachlan (A Landowner's Song) i "I've eaten bitter bread", Louis Esson , 1957 single work poetry
— Appears in: New Land, New Language : An Anthology of Australian Verse 1957; (p. 13-14)
1 Whalin' Up the Lachlan A Sundowner's Song i "I've eaten bitter bread, mates,", Louis Esson , 1952 single work poetry
— Appears in: An Anthology of Australian Verse 1952; (p. 81-82) Favourite Australian Poems 1963; (p. 60) An Australian Treasury of Popular Verse 2002; (p. 281-282) Two Centuries of Australian Poetry 2007; (p. 170)
1 5 y separately published work icon Louis Esson and the Australian Theatre Louis Esson , Vance Palmer (editor), Melbourne : Georgian House , 1948 Z99657 1948 selected work correspondence A selection of letters showing Louis Esson's views on the theatre, with commentary by the editor.
1 Letters from Louis Esson (from Louis Esson and the Australian Theatre) Louis Esson , 1947 selected work correspondence biography extract
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 6 no. 2 1947; (p. 97-104)
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