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* Contents derived from the
Brisbane,
Queensland,:Watson Ferguson
, 1880 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- My Chinee Cooki"They who say the bush is dull are not so very far astray,", single work poetry (p. 1-8)
- My Other Chinee Cooki"Yes, I got another Johnny; but he was to Number One", single work poetry humour (p. 9-15)
- To a Black Gini"Daughter of Eve draw near - I would behold thee.", single work poetry (p. 16-22)
- A Piccaninnyi"Lo by the "humpy" door, a smockless Venus!", single work poetry (p. 23-29)
- 'Big Ben' Big Ben, the Alligatori"De mortuis nil ni,", single work poetry (p. 30-34)
- Adelaide Ironsidei"Knowest thou now Oh Love! Oh pure from death of thy summer of sweetness!", single work poetry (p. 35-41)
- The Dark Companioni"There is an orb that mocked the lore of sages", single work poetry (p. 42-45)
- The Southern Cross : A Frustrationi"Four stars on Night's brow, or Night's bosom,", single work poetry humour (p. 46-51)
-
A Brisbane Reverie : March, 1873i"As I sit beside my little study window, looking down",
single work
poetry
Stephens contrasts the view of Brisbane he sees from his study window with an imagined view of the same scene before the coming of Europeans.
- Lost Chancei"Just to miss it by a hair's breadth! Nay, not to miss it! To have held it", single work poetry (p. 61-68)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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James Brunton Stephens
1884
single work
biography
— Appears in: Melbourne Review , October vol. 9 no. 36 1884; (p. 363-379) Once a Month , 15 December vol. 3 no. 6 1885; (p. 401-407) -
The Miscellaneous Poems of James Brunton Stephens
1880
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 10 July 1880; (p. 42)
— Review of Miscellaneous Poems 1880 selected work poetry -
Mr. J. Brunton Stephens' Poems
1880
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Pacific Weekly : Magazine and Review , 24 July vol. 1 no. 11 1880; (p. 254-255) -
Literature Review
1880
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 7 August vol. 22 no. 552 1880; (p. 266)
— Review of Miscellaneous Poems 1880 selected work poetry -
Two Australian Poets
1880
single work
review
— Appears in: Melbourne Review , October vol. 5 no. 20 1880; (p. 443-451)
— Review of Miscellaneous Poems 1880 selected work poetry ; Poems of the Late Adam Lindsay Gordon 1879 selected work poetry drama
-
The Miscellaneous Poems of James Brunton Stephens
1880
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 10 July 1880; (p. 42)
— Review of Miscellaneous Poems 1880 selected work poetry -
Brunton Stephens' Poetry
1880
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 3 July vol. 30 no. 1043 1880; (p. 6) The Macmillan Anthology of Australian Literature 1990; (p. 345-347)
— Review of Miscellaneous Poems 1880 selected work poetry The article asserts that the 'dawn of a national literature is breaking upon us.' -
Two Australian Poets
1880
single work
review
— Appears in: Melbourne Review , October vol. 5 no. 20 1880; (p. 443-451)
— Review of Miscellaneous Poems 1880 selected work poetry ; Poems of the Late Adam Lindsay Gordon 1879 selected work poetry drama -
Literature Review
1880
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 7 August vol. 22 no. 552 1880; (p. 266)
— Review of Miscellaneous Poems 1880 selected work poetry -
Mr. J. Brunton Stephens' Poems
1880
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Pacific Weekly : Magazine and Review , 24 July vol. 1 no. 11 1880; (p. 254-255) -
James Brunton Stephens
1884
single work
biography
— Appears in: Melbourne Review , October vol. 9 no. 36 1884; (p. 363-379) Once a Month , 15 December vol. 3 no. 6 1885; (p. 401-407)
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