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Issue Details: First known date: 1912... 1912 A Little Bit of Laughter and Life for the Young
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The story of a young girl called Lassie, who lives with her mother and father at Largs Bay. One night, while her parents are away, Lassie falls asleep on a ship and is carried off to Kangaroo Island, leaving the household–and especially her nursemaid–in an uproar.

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  • Epigraph: 'The Heart of Youth, and the House of Dream, Are here, once more, while the Spring Stars gleam.'
  • Dedication (in the form of a letter): To my dear nieces and nephews, now so widely scattered throughout the Australian States... From your affectionate aunt Sissie, Adelaide, April 10, 1912.

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