• Author:agent John Farrell http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/farrell-john
Issue Details: First known date: 1878... 1878 Ephemera : An Iliad of Albury, Canto First
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Notes

  • Epic poem.
  • Although Farrell was a resident of Victoria at the time, he wrote this poem while staying in Albury.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Albury, Albury area, Riverina - Murray area, New South Wales,: John Farrell , 1878 .
      Printed by Affleck and Gray
      Extent: 16p.
      Note/s:
      • The Mitchell copy sighted is the only one known and contains a note by George Mackaness (q.v.): "Pronounced by Serle as one of the three rarest volumes of Australian verse".
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon An Iliad of Albury and Other Poems (1878-1883) John Farrell , Dirk H.R. Spennemann (editor), Jane Downing (editor), Albury : Letao , 2002 Z989835 2002 selected work poetry 'This anthology compiles all the poems John Farrell is known to have published while living and working in Albury.' (Preface) Albury : Letao , 2002 pg. 3-23
    Note: Farrell's 'Preface to the First Canto' is reproduced on page 3.

Works about this Work

Gordon, Kendall and Farrell : Some Literary Curiosities George Mackaness , 1950 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 11 no. 1 1950; (p. 48-52)
Gordon, Kendall and Farrell : Some Literary Curiosities George Mackaness , 1950 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 11 no. 1 1950; (p. 48-52)
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