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David Burn David Burn i(A12576 works by) (a.k.a. Edmund David Burn; D. Burns)
Also writes as: Tasso Australasiatticus ; Agamemnon
Born: Established: 1798 Edinburgh,
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Scotland,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 14 Jun 1875 Auckland, Auckland (Region), North Island,
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: May 1826
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1 The Bush Rangers 1829 i "He then approached me with a monkey grin,", David Burn , 2004 extract poetry
— Appears in: River of Verse : A Tasmanian Journey 1800-2004 2004; (p. 6)
1 Lines : Written Underneath a Print of Koningswinter and Drachenfells in a Lady's (Mrs Hobson) Album i "How great the triumph of the Artist's skill,", David Burn , 1985 single work poetry
— Appears in: Effects of Light : The Poetry of Tasmania 1985; (p. 17-18)
1 1 y separately published work icon A Picture of Van Diemen's Land David Burn , Hobart : Cat and Fiddle Press , 1973 Z822972 1973 selected work prose
2 Dirge : On the Appalling Wreck of the Steamer 'Sovereign' at Moreton Bay. 11th March, 1847 i "The tropic sun shone glorious, - the morn was in its prime,", David Burn , 1847 single work poetry
— Appears in: Colonial Times , 30 April 1847; (p. 4)
— Appears in: The Empire , 21 February 1863; (p. 5) Poem on the wreck of the paddle-steamer Sovereign, which foundered whilst negotiating the South Passage bar at Moreton Bay, on 11 March, 1847. Bound for Sydney, carrying 54 passengers and crew, and laden with a cargo of wool, the vessel suffered from engine failure whilst negotiating the outer breakers, before capsizing and breaking up. Only 10 of those on board survived the tragedy.
1 From an Unpublished Comedy, 'Wanted a Governess' i "My morn of life shone bright and fair,", David Burn , 1845 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature , 18 October vol. 5 no. 117 1845; (p. 187) The Illawarra Mercury , 7 March vol. 7 no. 46 1862; (p. 4)
2 1 y separately published work icon Sir Wilfred i "Sir Wilfred he mounted his war steed true", David Burn , Isaac Nathan (composer), 1845 Z1630901 1845 single work lyric/song
— Appears in: Geelong Advertiser and Squatters' Advocate , 18 October vol. 5 no. 509 1845; (p. 2)
1 2 y separately published work icon The Queen's Love David Burn , 1845 Z1630896 1845 single work drama
2 2 y separately published work icon Sydney Delivered; or, The Princely Buccaneer Tasso Australasiatticus , Sydney : Statham and Forster , 1845 Z807401 1845 single work drama satire humour
1 y separately published work icon Calypso : A Coruscation of 1798 David Burn , Hobart : David Burn , 1844 Z812093 1844 single work short story
1 L'Independencia : A Tale of Brazil Agamemnon , 1843 single work novel
1 The Convict Land, or, Men, Manners, and Matters at the Antipodes David Burn , 1843 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon The South Briton, or, Tasmanian Literary Journal David Burn (editor), 1843 Z1158886 1843 periodical (2 issues)
1 1 Albert, or, The Exile: A Poem in Three Cantos i "Alas for me! The time has glided by", David Burn , 1843 single work poetry
1 y separately published work icon Narrative of the Overland Journey of Sir John and Lady Franklin and Party from Hobart Town to Macquarie Harbour, 1842 David Burn , Hobart : David Burn , 1843 Z807407 1843 single work
1 1 y separately published work icon Plays and Fugitive Pieces, in Verse David Burn , Hobart : S. A. Tegg , 1842 Z102398 1842 selected work drama
1 y separately published work icon Plays, and Fugitive Pieces, in Verse (Vol. I & II) David Burn , Hobart : S. A. Tegg , 1842 Z858750 1842 single work drama
2 y separately published work icon An Excursion to Port Arthur in 1842 David Burn , Hobart : Office of "The Mercury" , 1892 Z807404 1842 single work autobiography travel

"First published in the Tasmania Journal in 1842, this is a narrative of a five-day visit to the convict settlement at Port Arthur. Besides the main establishment at Port Arthur, Burn visited the boy's penitentiary at Point Puer, the Isles des Morts, Flinders Bay, Saltwater Creek, Cascade and Impression Bay. Burn praises the organisation and treatment of the convicts under Commandant Captain Booth, describing their appearance, accommodation, and occupations. He sees and comments on a number of well-known convicts, including the writer, Henry Savery and Chartist John Frost" (Walsh and Hooton 32).

Source

Walsh, Kay and Joy Hooton. Australian Autobiographical Narratives : An Annotated Bibliography. Canberra : Australian Scholarly Editions Centre, University College, ADFA and National Library of Australia, 1993.
1 1 Elegiac Lines on a Tasmanian Parrot i "And, art thou gone, indeed, mine own sweet bird?", David Burn , 1842 single work poetry
— Appears in: Plays and Fugitive Pieces, in Verse 1842; Effects of Light : The Poetry of Tasmania 1985; (p. 16-17) The Poet's Discovery : Nineteenth Century Australia in Verse 1990; (p. 155-156)
1 y separately published work icon Vindication of Van Diemen's Land : in a cursory glance at her colonists as they are, not as they have been represented to be David Burn , London : Southgate , 1840 Z807410 1840 single work
1 y separately published work icon Mary Stuart : Tragedy in Five Acts David Burn , 1829-1875 (Manuscript version)x400166 Z850389 1829 single work drama
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