'Jack Vainspun' 'Jack Vainspun' i(A42416 works by)
Writing name for: Laurence Hynes Halloran
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1 Extract from a Letter : From 'Jack Vainspun', to His Cousin, 'Dolly Freelove', in London : Forwarded 29th December, 1824 i "Of the numberless Nobs, who have gotten the chink,", 'Jack Vainspun' , 1827 single work poetry satire
— Appears in: The Gleaner , 9 June 1827; (p. 4) A satirical description of New South Wales society.
1 To My Dear Dolly Freelove : Letter III i "When, from all we esteem of the good and the fair,", 'Jack Vainspun' , 1825 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: The Australian , 5 May no. 30 1825; (p. 2) 'On the "Amorah" [sic] affair.' (Webby)
1 Letter II : To My Dear Dolly Free-Love i "My letter received, which I toiled to produce", 'Jack Vainspun' , 1825 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian , 10 February no. 18 1825; (p. 3) 'Like "Jack Vainspun's" previous letter, a plea for all colonists to be treated as equals.' (Webby)
1 To My Dear Dolly Free-Love i "Fatigued by the toil of this sun-burning day,", 'Jack Vainspun' , 1824 single work poetry satire
— Appears in: The Australian , 30 December no. 12 1824; (p. 3) 'Satire on the anti-emancipists who oppose trial by jury, etc. Possibly by L. H. Halloran since it was reprinted in his newspaper the Gleaner, 9 June 1827, p.4.' (Webby)

(AustLit note: Although the themes are similar, this is not the same poem as the one by 'Jack Vainspun' published in the Gleaner, 9 June 1827.)
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