Cirrus@Austlit

Only literary material by Australian authors individually indexed.

Other material in this issue includes:

• First Page Picture: 'Behold Divineness No Elder than a Boy', from the painting by T. Graham, afterwards engraved by D. I. Desvachez, [33],
• Poetry: 'A Song of the Season' by American poet William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) 39; 'To Autumn' by English poet John Keats (1795-1821), includes portrait of the author, 41-42; 'The End of War', extract from a poem by Tennyson, 43; 'Fairy Song', sung by Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare, 44,
• Drama: 'Imogen in the Cave', extract from Cymbeline by William Shakespeare, [33]-35; 'Wolsey's Farewell', from King Henry VIII by Shakespeare, illustration: 'Wolsey at Leicester Abbey' from a picture by R. Westall, 37-39;
• Biography: 'Shakespeare's Life Story', from The World Book encyclopaedia, illustrated, 35-37.
• Prose: 'Anzac Cove at Night', from Australia in Arms by Philip F. E. Schuler, war correspondent for the Age, Melbourne, illustration: 'Anzac Cove, the Actual Landing Beach', 42-43; 'Against Intemperance' by H. Cecil Heath, from The Allaince News, 47-48.
• History: 'Cast-Iron Water-Pipes', prepared by the Made in Australia Council, Melbourne, and issued as a supplement to The School Paper under the authority of the Minister of Public Instruction, Victoria, illustrated, i-iv; 'The Hinkler Medal' (unattributed), illustrated, 44; 'Hinkler's Great Flight' (unattributed), illustrations from The Leader, Melbourne: portrait of Hinkler, 'Hinkler's Aeroplane' and 'Map of Hinkler's Route', 45-46.
• Safety Information: 'Safety First: School Bulletin No. 204', prepared by the Victorian Railways Department and the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board, and issued as a supplement to The School Paper under the authority of the Minister of Public Instruction, Victoria, illustrated, unpaginated insert.

Preceding or following each piece is a short glossary of the longer words contained therein, as well as notes about people and places mentioned, and comments on the metre of poetry. There are also often 'General Notes' which ask the reader questions about the work.