Cirrus@Austlit

Only literary material by Australian authors individually indexed.

Other material in this issue includes:

• First page picture: Five flags: St. George's Cross, Union Flag, 1606, St. Andrew's Cross, St. Patrick's Cross and The "Union Jack", 1801, with key to hatching.
• Poetry: 'The Three Bells' by American poet John Greenleaf Whittier (q.v.), 54-55; 'The Fox and the Crow: A Fable' by "The Quaker Poet" of England Bernard Barton (1784-1849), with illustration 'The Cheese She Let Fall', 61-62; 'Words' (unattributed) poem about being responsible for your words, 64.
• Fiction: 'The Wonderful Drum' (unattributed) fairy tale with illustration 'An Eastern King on His Throne'. 52-54; 'The Brave Coward' by American author Sally Campbell, with illustration 'He Appeared At Last', 58-61; 'Two Fairies' by Margaret Collier with illustration 'Little May' from painting by F. Morgan, 62-64.
• Prose: 'Stories of the Flag' (unattributed) with illustration 'Zulu Warriors Skirmishing', 50-52; 'A Chat About the Months: May' includes two unattributed poems by Australian poets, with illustrations 'May-Day Festival on a Village Green, England' and 'Phases of the Moon', 55-58.

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.