Cirrus@Austlit

Only literary material by Australian authors included.

Other material in this issue includes:

• Poetry: 'My Beautiful', illustrated, by Hon. Mrs Norton (1808-1877), 147-148; 'A Poet's Fancy', by William Sharp (1855-1905), 148; 'Birthday Greetings', by Arthur Guiterman, 155; 'A Lover of Nature', from 'Child Education', 157; 'Oh, What Saw You?', illustrated, by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson, 158-159.
• Prose: 'The Litterers', from 'The Children's Newspaper', 146-147; 'Vocation'by Sir Rabindranath Tagore, 157-158.
• Fiction: 'A Wild Night at Sea', illustrated, by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) from 'Martin Chuzzlewit', 149-150; 'A Lark's Song', illustrated, Adapted from 'It is Never Too Late to Mend' by Charles Reade, 151-154;
• Drama: 'Unity is Strength', illustrated, Adapted from Aesop, 150-151.
• Moral Tale: 'Cleaning Up' by G.E., 155-157.
• Song: 'Rise, Rise, Thou Merry Lark' words translated by Thomas Oliphant, 159-160.

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.