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* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Bookman Press , 1999 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Closer, David Malouf , single work short story (p. 1-7)

The Fourth One, Kate Grenville , single work short story (p. 8-18)

[Untitled] from Don't Leave Me, Barry Oakley , extract novel (p. 19-45)

Descartes' Doll, Amanda Lohrey , single work short story (p. 46-75)

[Untitled] from Gould's Book of Fish, Richard Flanagan , extract novel (p. 76-98)

Love Bird, Russell Kelly , single work short story (p. 99-105)

Bird O Circle, Gillian Mears , single work short story (p. 106-119)

For Richer, For Poorer, Brian Castro , single work short story (p. 120-130)

Neary's Horse, Liam Davison , single work short story (p. 131-137)

Killing Christian, Sonya Hartnett , single work short story (p. 138-142)

Company, Jennifer Kremmer , single work short story (p. 143-150)

The Golden Dust of Fairies' Wings, Christine Balint , single work short story (p. 157-169)

Sartori, Linda Jaivin , single work short story (p. 170-181)

Uphill, Upstream, Brian Matthews , single work short story (p. 182-199)

Hom Bodies, Foreign Bodies, Glorified Bodies, Gerard Windsor , single work short story (p. 200-210)

The Notary, Catherine Jinks , extract short story (p. 211-244)

The Stone House, Peter Temple , single work short story (p. 245-250)

The Spirit in the Flesh, Frank Moorhouse , single work short story (p. 251-260)

Lovelife, Alan Wearne , single work short story (p. 261-282)

To the Night Sky, Roger McDonald , single work short story (p. 283-299)

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Publisher: Bookman Press

Melbourne, Victoria,: Bookman Press , 1999 .

Series: y The Best Australian Stories Black Inc. (publisher), Melbourne : Bookman Press , 1999 Z1845180 1999 series - publisher short story extract Abstract
The second of the three Best of collections, Best Australian Stories was inaugurated in 1999, under the guidance of executive chair Morry Schwartz. In 2004, publisher Chris Feik took over the series. In March 2018, Black Inc. announced the cancellation of all three series, replaced by Best Summer Stories.
Number in series: 1

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Responses to Peter Craven Richard Flanagan , 2002 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 240 2002; (p. 6)

Streetwise Stories Carmel Bird , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 218 2000; (p. 42)
— Review of The Best Australian Stories 1999 1999 anthology short story extract

The SHORT of It Katharine England , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 22 January 2000; (p. 19)
— Review of The Best Australian Stories 1999 1999 anthology short story extract

A Generous and Broad Sweep of Australian Writing Dianne Dempsey , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 16 January 2000; (p. 11)
— Review of Summer Days : Stories from Childhood 1999 anthology short story autobiography extract ; The Best Australian Stories 1999 1999 anthology short story extract ; Penguin Australian Summer Stories 2 2000 anthology short story extract

The SHORT of It Katharine England , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 22 January 2000; (p. 19)
— Review of The Best Australian Stories 1999 1999 anthology short story extract