Issue Details: First known date: 1854... 1854 Gallops and Gossips in the Bush of Australia, or, Passages in the Life of Alfred Barnard
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From a roving, largely outdoors, education in England and France, the narrator - an orphan - becomes unfitted for an office profession and emigrates to Australia. The stories recount aspects of his life in the colony. The narrator finally returns to England - near York - for Christmas. He hears sad tales of England's poor but finds rich welcome with his family - and a wife.

Notes

  • Some of the stories which appear in Gallops and Gossips were originally published in Charles Dickens's magazine Household Words, where they appeared as stand alone short stories. In most instances, Sydney revised these stories for inclusion in Gallops and Gossips, usually adding to the beginning and ending, and sometimes altering the title.

Contents

* Contents derived from the London,
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Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans , 1854 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Bushman and his Bride Songs of the Squatters (No.3.)i"The gum has no shade,", Robert Lowe , single work poetry satire (p. 33-34)
Note: The concluding part of this version differs from the 1845 Atlas version. In Gallops and Gossips, Sidney indicates that his source was 'a satirical Sydney paper.'

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Alternative title: The Rover, or, Recollections of Old Rambles in the Australian Bush
First known date: 1872
Serialised by: The Australian Journal 1865 periodical (900 issues)
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Serialised in the Australian Journal between October 1872 and March 1873.
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There is no authorial attribution in the Australian Journal but a footnote to the first instalment notes that it comes from Gallops and Gossips in the Bush of Australia.
Alternative title: Gallops and Gossips in Australia
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