y separately published work icon Half-Crown Bob and Tales of the Riverine selected work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1898... 1898 Half-Crown Bob and Tales of the Riverine
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Notes

  • Several of the stories and sketches appearing in this volume are republished from the Bulletin; and the Author's acknowledgements are also due to Messrs. John Fairfax and Sons, proprietors of the Sydney Morning Herald and Sydney Mail, for permission to re-issue 'Half-Crown Bob' and 'The Idyl of Melool Woodpile'.
  • Dedication: To 'Lois' a simple acknowledgement of a devoted life

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:George Robertson , 1898 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
In Pugga Milly Reach, 'Price Warung' , single work short story (p. 1-30)
The Idyll of Melool's Wood-Pile, 'Price Warung' , single work short story (p. 31-44)
The Last of the "Wombat" Barge, 'Price Warung' , single work short story (p. 45-72)
"Dictionary Ned", 'Price Warung' , single work short story (p. 73-96)
The Incineration of Dictionary Ned, 'Price Warung' , single work short story humour (p. 97-121)
The Doom of Walmsley's Ruby, 'Price Warung' , single work short story (p. 122-141)
Bess O' the Rivers, 'Price Warung' , single work short story (p. 142-161)
Jim the Rebater, 'Price Warung' , single work short story (p. 161-180)
His Father, 'Price Warung' , single work short story (p. 181-198)
Half-Crown Bob, 'Price Warung' , single work short story (p. 199-296)
"Vesper", 'Price Warung' , single work short story (p. 297-304)
Brothers Twain, 'Price Warung' , single work short story (p. 304-312)
Beneath the Summer Sun, 'Price Warung' , single work short story (p. 313-323)
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Publications Received 1899 single work review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 4 February 1899; (p. 211)
— Review of Dinkinbar Herbert C. MacIlwaine , 1898 single work novel ; Sprays of Language : In Leaf and Flower Archibald Crawford Brown , 1898 single work poetry ; Half-Crown Bob and Tales of the Riverine 'Price Warung' , 1898 selected work short story

The reviewer describes Dinkinbar as Australian in plot and scenery describing how the English characters are changed by their experiences in the Australian bush.

The reviewer says of Sprays of Language in Leaf and Flower that what the book of poems 'gains in feeling it loses in technique'.

The reviewer introduces Tales of the Riverine and Half-Crown Bob as short stories which are mainly about the doings of the Darling River steamboats and their crews. It is described as strongly written with a touch of pathos and satire.
Publications Received 1899 single work review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 4 February 1899; (p. 211)
— Review of Dinkinbar Herbert C. MacIlwaine , 1898 single work novel ; Sprays of Language : In Leaf and Flower Archibald Crawford Brown , 1898 single work poetry ; Half-Crown Bob and Tales of the Riverine 'Price Warung' , 1898 selected work short story

The reviewer describes Dinkinbar as Australian in plot and scenery describing how the English characters are changed by their experiences in the Australian bush.

The reviewer says of Sprays of Language in Leaf and Flower that what the book of poems 'gains in feeling it loses in technique'.

The reviewer introduces Tales of the Riverine and Half-Crown Bob as short stories which are mainly about the doings of the Darling River steamboats and their crews. It is described as strongly written with a touch of pathos and satire.
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