Albert Collins Albert Collins i(A84372 works by) (a.k.a. A. Collins)
Born: Established: 1883
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region, ; Died: Ceased: 1951
Gender: Male
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1 1 y separately published work icon All the Way to Barcelona H. S. Blake , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1935 Z1488385 1935 single work children's fiction children's adventure The continued adventures of Olga from Lapland and her friends Ivan the reindeer and the Squirrel-That-Knows-Everything. When the stupid and gullible Ivan eats the Squirrel's magic nut, Olga, Squirrel, and Ivan must set out for Barcelona to find a replacement nut.
1 y separately published work icon The Tale of the Little White Fox H. S. Blake , Sydney : Waite and Bull , 1932 Z1488389 1932 single work children's fiction children's The story of Olga, a little girl from Lapland. Olga's father sells animal skins to fur traders who come once a year to buy his wares. Olga doesn't mind that her father trades in the furs of bears and wolves, but she wishes he wouldn't trap the beautiful white foxes. One day, he brings home for Olga the tail of a little white fox who managed to escape the trap, but at the expense of its tail. Olga is pleased for the fox, but sad, too. That night, Olga sleeps with the tail under her pillow, and wakes up to find an unexpected visitor.
1 Claws of Clay D. Lindsay Thompson , 1930 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Home , 1 July vol. 11 no. 7 1930; (p. 44-45, 82, 84)
1 The Hen that Loved the Vicar D. Lindsay Thompson , 1928 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Home , 2 July vol. 9 no. 7 1928; (p. 26, 92)
1 His Brother's Bigamy D. Lindsay Thompson , 1928 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Home , 1 June vol. 9 no. 6 1928; (p. 37, 66, 70) Are Fowls People? 1928; (p. unpaginated)
1 y separately published work icon Are Fowls People? D. Lindsay Thompson , Sydney : Art in Australia , 1928 Z1371319 1928 selected work short story humour fable
1 y separately published work icon Odd Jobs Kodak , Sydney : Art in Australia , 1928 Z1316866 1928 selected work poetry
1 Home Tailoring for Men Frank Middlemiss , 1927 single work essay humour
— Appears in: The Home , 1 March vol. 8 no. 3 1927; (p. 13, 58)
1 Peeps at Our Pioneers Frank Middlemiss , 1927 single work essay humour
— Appears in: The Home , 1 February vol. 8 no. 2 1927; (p. 18, 84)
1 y separately published work icon Lyrics and Lyrical Prose Agnes Littlejohn , Sydney : Edwards, Dunlop and Company , 1927 Z1220047 1927 selected work poetry children's fiction children's
1 1 y separately published work icon The Sleeping Sea-Nymph Agnes Littlejohn , Sydney : Edwards, Dunlop and Company , 1921 Z1144585 1921 single work children's fiction children's This work, 'a tale of nymphs, princes and mermaids, is another story catering more for the adult taste for romance and rapture than for children' (Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature 262).
1 y separately published work icon Rainbow Dreams Agnes Littlejohn , Sydney : Edwards, Dunlop and Company , 1919 Z1220512 1919 selected work children's fiction children's

A series of folktales and fairy stories aimed specifically at Australian children, rather than relying too heavily on European mythology (it includes, for example, the story of how the Southern Cross was formed).
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