Cirrus@Austlit

Only literary material by Australian authors is individually indexed.

Other material in this issue includes:

• Poetry: 'The Plant Household' by American poet Emilie Poulsson, 145; 'The Flag of the Free' by English poet Eliza Cook (1817-1889) with a note that no suitable poem about the Australian flag could be found to accompany the illustration, 148-149; Extracts from 'Clancy of the Overflow' by A.B. Paterson and from 'The Never-Never Country' by Henry Lawson, 151; 'The First Swallow' by English poet Charlotte Smith (1749-1806), 154; 'The Dandelion Cycle' by Emilie Poulsson, 158.
• Fiction: 'The Pup's First Lessons' (adapted from The Dog Crusoe, 'a splendid book for boys' by R. M. Ballantyne) 151-153; 'The King and the Goose-Herd' (version of a Bavarian folk-tale) 155-157; 'The Whistle' (adapted from an anecdote by Benjamin Franklin) 157-168.
• Non-Fiction: 'A Drover's Life' by F.G. and from the S.A. Children's Hour programme, followed by extracts from 'Clancy of the Overflow', by A.B. Paterson and from 'The Never-Never Country' by Henry Lawson, 151.
• Natural History: 'The White-Browed Wood Swallow', 153-154.
• Simple Experiments and Puzzles: No. 62 Capillary Attraction, 159.
• Music: 'Old Folks at Home' by Stephen Foster, 159-160.