A Shock single work   poetry   "Beneath a spreading gum tree's shade,"
Alternative title: Competition No. 2
Note: Author of the final line of the poem.
Issue Details: First known date: 1896... 1896 A Shock
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Notes

  • This poem was initially published without a final line. The Free-Lance ran a competition inviting submissions of a last line and offering prize money of two pounds, two shillings for 'the most appropriate' entry. On 16 July 1896, the editors of the Free-Lance announced the winner, noting that 2,754 entries had been received.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Free-Lance vol. 1 no. 11 2 July 1896 Z1697867 1896 periodical issue 1896 pg. 3
    Note: Published without final line.
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Free-Lance vol. 1 no. 12 9 July 1896 Z1702154 1896 periodical issue 1896 pg. 3
    Note: Published without final line.
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Free-Lance vol. 1 no. 13 16 July 1896 Z1702216 1896 periodical issue 1896 pg. 3
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