y separately published work icon The Penguin Best Stories of D'Arcy Niland selected work   short story   biography  
Note: Selected with an introduction by Ruth Park.
Issue Details: First known date: 1987... 1987 The Penguin Best Stories of D'Arcy Niland
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Penguin , 1987 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction, Ruth Park , single work biography (p. 1-[8])
The Parachutist, D'Arcy Niland , single work short story (p. 9-14)
The Boy in the Dark, D'Arcy Niland , single work short story (p. 15-25)
Away to Moonlight, D'Arcy Niland , single work short story

An unnamed woman tells the story of her itinerant life with her father, her tough life making her own way after his death, and the brief years of marriage and motherhood.

 (p. 26-37)
A Woman of the Country, D'Arcy Niland , single work short story (p. 38-49)
Hunter of Dragonflies, D'Arcy Niland , single work short story (p. 50-54)
One Too Many, D'Arcy Niland , single work short story (p. 55-65)
The Old Man was an Emperor, D'Arcy Niland , single work short story (p. 66-76)
Help, D'Arcy Niland , single work short story (p. 77-79)
After the Cut Out, D'Arcy Niland , single work short story (p. 80-87)
Tale of a Dead Man, D'Arcy Niland , single work short story (p. 88-93)
The Web, D'Arcy Niland , single work short story (p. 94-100)
Grower of Men, D'Arcy Niland , single work short story (p. 101-120)
A Little While Ago, D'Arcy Niland , single work short story (p. 121-126)
My Brother Johnny, D'Arcy Niland , single work short story (p. 127-134)
Without You in Heaven, D'Arcy Niland , single work short story (p. 135-146)
Beyond the Bell, D'Arcy Niland , single work short story (p. 147-152)
The Feud, D'Arcy Niland , single work short story (p. 153-158)
Dadda Jumped Over Two Elephants, D'Arcy Niland , single work short story (p. 159-176)
Into the Silence, D'Arcy Niland , single work short story (p. 177-182)
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