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Drama in poetry form.
Scene: An office. Governor discovered seated at a writing table. Devil advances.
'Devil predicts civil rebellion - Gipps decides to deaprt while he may.' - Webby
'A pencil note in the Mitchell Library copy identifies the author as William Forster.' - Webby
This work appeared in the Empire in 1858 following a brief introductory item titled 'Mr Forster as a Poet'. At the time Forster was an occasional columnist for the Empire, and by then it was evidently common knowledge amongst Sydney literati that he was the author 'Sylvanus'. According to the Empire, by 1858 Forster didn't possess a copy of the work, stating that its source was the Atlas of 17 May, 1845.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Appears in:

y The Atlas vol. 1 no. 25 17 May 1845 Z658076 1845 newspaper issue 1845
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1845
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pg. 291-292
Appears in:

y The Empire 16 August 1858 Z1738538 1858 newspaper issue 1858
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1858
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pg. 4
Note: In Column: Mr. Forster as a Poet
Appears in:

y The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse Australian Satirical Verse Philip Neilsen (editor), Ringwood New York (City) : Penguin , 1986 Z517595 1986 anthology poetry extract satire humour war literature Ringwood New York (City) : Penguin , 1986
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1986
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pg. 39-44
Appears in:

y The Poet's Discovery : Nineteenth Century Australia in Verse Richard Douglas Jordan (editor), Peter Pierce (editor), Carlton : Melbourne University Press , 1990 Z299524 1990 anthology poetry biography Carlton : Melbourne University Press , 1990
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1990
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pg. 55-59
Appears in:

y An Anthology of Australian Poetry to 1920 John Kinsella (editor), Nedlands : University of Western Australia Library , 2007 Z1908582 2007 anthology poetry column prose Nedlands : University of Western Australia Library , 2007
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2007
)
pg. 229-233

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William Forster : The Genius and the Ghost Vincent O'Sullivan , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Unsparing Scourge : Australian Satirical Texts 1845-1860 1988; (p. 57-69)

Mr. Forster as a Poet 1858 single work column
— Appears in: The Empire , 16 August 1858; (p. 4)

William Forster : The Genius and the Ghost Vincent O'Sullivan , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Unsparing Scourge : Australian Satirical Texts 1845-1860 1988; (p. 57-69)

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