y separately published work icon Ride a Cock Horse selected work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 Ride a Cock Horse
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

AbstractHistoryArchive Description

' Through these linked stories she traces the lives of a young girl and her friend Albert Ertle, horse trainer and jockey. Their rampaging childhoods, their loves, their keen sense of each other. But we also get to know the characters on the fringe of their lives.' Publisher's blurb, back cover.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Fairfield, Preston - Northcote area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Pascoe Publishing , 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Prophet's Thumb, Gillian Mears , single work short story (p. 7-14)
Nappy Change, Gillian Mears , single work short story (p. 15-17)
One Thursday Evening, Gillian Mears , single work short story (p. 18-22)
Curly Wig the Nob, Gillian Mears , single work short story (p. 23-29)
Competitions of Pain, Gillian Mears , single work short story (p. 30-42)
Adelaine's Child, Gillian Mears , single work short story (p. 43-50)
Ride a Cock Horse, Gillian Mears , single work short story (p. 51-60)
Dwarfed, Gillian Mears , single work short story (p. 61-70)
Rosemarion, Gillian Mears , single work short story (p. 71-78)
Off Season, Gillian Mears , single work short story (p. 79-87)
A Wedding, Gillian Mears , single work short story (p. 88-95)
Birdscarer, Gillian Mears , single work short story (p. 96-105)
The Midnight Shift, Gillian Mears , single work short story (p. 106-114)
Flat 1/4, Gillian Mears , single work short story (p. 115-122)
Looping the Loop, Gillian Mears , single work short story (p. 123-130)
Board Games, Gillian Mears , single work short story (p. 131-140)
It Get Late Early, Gillian Mears , single work short story (p. 141-154)
Old Age Fairies, Gillian Mears , single work short story (p. 155-160)
VIEW ENTIRE CONTENTS ( works)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

VIEW PUBLICATION DETAILS FOR ALL VERSIONS ()

Other Formats

  • Also sound recording.
Find library holdings on Trove

Works about this Work

Foreword : Black Tie Prizes, and in Our Own Backyard Elizabeth Swanson , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 28-29 October 1989; (p. 6)
Untitled John Hanrahan , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 199)
— Review of Ride a Cock Horse Gillian Mears , 1988 selected work short story
Reviews Myron Lysenko , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Going Down Swinging , no. 9 1989; (p. 116)
— Review of Ride a Cock Horse Gillian Mears , 1988 selected work short story
Intimations Brian Matthews , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Society , September 1988; (p. 44-46)
— Review of Ride a Cock Horse Gillian Mears , 1988 selected work short story ; The Rose Fancier Olga Masters , 1988 selected work short story
Short Stories of Free Flight Avoid the Darker Side of Life Katharine England , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 3 September 1988; (p. 8)
— Review of Ride a Cock Horse Gillian Mears , 1988 selected work short story ; The Boy, The Girl, and The Man Geoffrey C. Bingham , 1988 selected work short story prose
Only One Way to Write? Anne Richter , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: Fine Line , October no. 4 1988; (p. 88-92)
— Review of Remembrance Faith Richmond , 1988 single work novel ; Ride a Cock Horse Gillian Mears , 1988 selected work short story ; Between the Flags and Other Stories Jane Hyde , 1988 selected work short story novella ; The Reading Group Amanda Lohrey , 1988 single work novel
Short Stories : A Selection John Hanrahan , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 104 1988; (p. 35-37)
— Review of The Difference to Me : Prize Winning Stories Garry Disher , 1988 selected work short story ; Sunday Evening : Stories Neilma Sidney , 1988 selected work short story ; The Revolt of the Coats Grant Caldwell , 1988 selected work short story ; Ride a Cock Horse Gillian Mears , 1988 selected work short story
Eye for Detail not all Loving Robin Lucas , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , August 1988; (p. 78)
— Review of Ride a Cock Horse Gillian Mears , 1988 selected work short story ; Sunday Evening : Stories Neilma Sidney , 1988 selected work short story ; The Revolt of the Coats Grant Caldwell , 1988 selected work short story
The Good, the Bad and the Realistic Jennifer Maiden , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 20-21 August 1988; (p. 15)
— Review of Ride a Cock Horse Gillian Mears , 1988 selected work short story ; A Chelsea Girl Barbara Hanrahan , 1988 single work novel
Short Stories of Free Flight Avoid the Darker Side of Life Katharine England , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 3 September 1988; (p. 8)
— Review of Ride a Cock Horse Gillian Mears , 1988 selected work short story ; The Boy, The Girl, and The Man Geoffrey C. Bingham , 1988 selected work short story prose
Foreword : Black Tie Prizes, and in Our Own Backyard Elizabeth Swanson , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 28-29 October 1989; (p. 6)
VIEW ALL WORKS ABOUT (9)

Awards

1989 winner Commonwealth Writers Prize — South-East Asia and South Pacific Region — Best First Book Award
VIEW ALL AWARDS (1)
Last amended 19 Jul 2006 12:27:35
Common subjects:
Newspapers:
    Powered by Trove
    X