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Notes

  • Dedication: 'For my son Matcham.'
  • Author's note: 'The White Man's Garden grew on the island of Daat, near the coast of Borneo, which readers of The Meeting Pool may remember. I am indebted to the Sejarah Melayu, or Malay History, for the first of the little stories; to Khamis, a Kadayan youth of Labuan, Borneo; to old Norsa, who long since left the Singapore Hospital for the bosom of Allah; and to Munshi Muhammed Sa'aid, of Penang Straits Settlements, for most of the others.'
  • Epigraph:

    "But it's all wrong," said the Botanist.
    "Who was addressing you?" replied the Author.

Contents

* Contents derived from the London,
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Western Europe, Europe,:Elkin Mathews , 1930 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The White Man Goes, Mervyn Skipper , single work children's fiction children's (p. 3-10)
The Fooling of King Alexander, Mervyn Skipper , single work children's fiction children's (p. 13-17)
The Professor Arrives, Mervyn Skipper , single work children's fiction children's (p. 21-22)
Pa Kelau's Hunting, Mervyn Skipper , single work children's fiction children's (p. 25-29)
The First Dry, Mervyn Skipper , single work children's fiction children's (p. 33-39)
Too Many Grandmothers, Mervyn Skipper , single work children's fiction children's (p. 44-46)
The First Wet, Mervyn Skipper , single work children's fiction children's (p. 49-50)
Bru and Penyu, Mervyn Skipper , single work children's fiction children's (p. 53-56)
The Second Dry, Mervyn Skipper , single work children's fiction children's (p. 59-60)
Inchek Ular and the Snake-Neck Bird, Mervyn Skipper , single work children's fiction children's (p. 63-66)
The Second Dry (Continued), Mervyn Skipper , single work children's fiction children's (p. 75-78)
The Fire that Wasn't, Mervyn Skipper , single work children's fiction children's (p. 81-84)
The White Man Returns, Mervyn Skipper , single work children's fiction children's (p. 87-92)
Don't Count Your Cocoanuts Before They Are Plucked, Mervyn Skipper , single work children's fiction children's (p. 95-98)
The Jungle Goes, Mervyn Skipper , single work children's fiction children's (p. 101-108)
Pa Kelau's Wooing, Mervyn Skipper , single work children's fiction children's (p. 111-116)
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    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Elkin Mathews ,       1930 .
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      Extent: x, 118p.p.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Glossary, pp.117-118.
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Books of the Week 1930 single work review
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 8 November 1930; (p. 18)
— Review of The Meeting-Pool : A Tale of Borneo Mervyn Skipper , 1929 selected work children's fiction ; Mateship : A Discursive Yarn Henry Lawson , 1907 single work short story ; Seventh Heaven : A Joyous Discovery of Europe Nina Murdoch , 1930 single work prose ; The White Man's Garden : A Tale of Borneo Mervyn Skipper , 1930 selected work children's fiction
Untitled 1930 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 13 December 1930; (p. 5)
— Review of The White Man's Garden : A Tale of Borneo Mervyn Skipper , 1930 selected work children's fiction
Untitled 1930 single work review
— Appears in: The Examiner , 6 December 1930; (p. 5)
— Review of The White Man's Garden : A Tale of Borneo Mervyn Skipper , 1930 selected work children's fiction
Untitled 1930 single work review
— Appears in: The Bendigo Advertiser , 27 December 1930; (p. 14)
— Review of The White Man's Garden : A Tale of Borneo Mervyn Skipper , 1930 selected work children's fiction
Untitled 1930 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 6 December 1930; (p. 10)
— Review of The White Man's Garden : A Tale of Borneo Mervyn Skipper , 1930 selected work children's fiction
More Tales from Borneo 1930 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun , 7 December 1930; (p. 25)
— Review of The White Man's Garden : A Tale of Borneo Mervyn Skipper , 1930 selected work children's fiction
Untitled 1930 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 6 December 1930; (p. 10)
— Review of The White Man's Garden : A Tale of Borneo Mervyn Skipper , 1930 selected work children's fiction
Untitled 1930 single work review
— Appears in: The Bendigo Advertiser , 27 December 1930; (p. 14)
— Review of The White Man's Garden : A Tale of Borneo Mervyn Skipper , 1930 selected work children's fiction
Untitled 1930 single work review
— Appears in: The Examiner , 6 December 1930; (p. 5)
— Review of The White Man's Garden : A Tale of Borneo Mervyn Skipper , 1930 selected work children's fiction
Untitled 1930 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 13 December 1930; (p. 5)
— Review of The White Man's Garden : A Tale of Borneo Mervyn Skipper , 1930 selected work children's fiction
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