A Mere Private single work   autobiography   war literature  
First known date: 1928 Issue Details: First known date: 1928... 1928 A Mere Private
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Notes

  • Dedication: Dedicated to the memory of Howard Phillips Corporal in the 7th Australian Infantry Brigade, who, having gallantly served, gallantly died at Mont St. Quentin in September 1918

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    y separately published work icon Glimpses Corrie Denison , London : Scholartis Press , 1928 Z1174686 1928 selected work short story London : Scholartis Press , 1928 pg. 75-154
    Note: Published pseudonymously and with no dedication.
Alternative title: Frank Honywood, Private
Notes:
'Extended and much re-written in June-July 1929 to become closer to pure autobiography (Serle, p.9)
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Works about this Work

Writing About War Peter Ryan , 2005 single work prose
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 49 no. 1-2 2005; (p. 127-128)
Reviews James Wieland , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 14 no. 1 1989; (p. 130-135)
— Review of Big-Noting : The Heroic Theme in Australian War Writing Robin Gerster , 1987 single work criticism ; A Mere Private Eric Partridge , 1928 single work autobiography
The War Comes into Its Own Eric Partridge , 1930 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Window , January vol. 1 no. 1 1930; (p. 72-104) Surveys the literature of the Great War.
Reviews James Wieland , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 14 no. 1 1989; (p. 130-135)
— Review of Big-Noting : The Heroic Theme in Australian War Writing Robin Gerster , 1987 single work criticism ; A Mere Private Eric Partridge , 1928 single work autobiography
The War Comes into Its Own Eric Partridge , 1930 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Window , January vol. 1 no. 1 1930; (p. 72-104) Surveys the literature of the Great War.
Writing About War Peter Ryan , 2005 single work prose
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 49 no. 1-2 2005; (p. 127-128)
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    France,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • 1914-1918
Settings:
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    Turkey,
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    Middle East, Asia,
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