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The story 'traces the rise of an ambitious Sydney youth to fame as a financial magnate. Relying on swiftly-moving action...the author presents the altering viewpoints of this citizen. Contacts in England bring changes into the relations of the parents and children. England holds the young people who are educated there; Australia holds the parents. In the background, Dalley presents...the changing political and social life' in Australia and 'comments with shrewd understanding'. (Source: Miller, Australian Literature from its Beginnings to 1935, 1940)
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English and Australian Reviewers
1932
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 27 April vol. 53 no. 2724 1932; (p. 5) -
Only the Morning
1931
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Desiderata , 1 May no. 8 1931; (p. 15-17) 'With the growth of the Australian novel there is coming slowly a recognition by the Australian reading public, a public which has usually been either scoffing or indifferent. Many of our writers have had their works accepted by English publishers whose advisory readers possess little or no idea of life in our country. This fact has accounted in a measure for the publication of much mediocre work. Any Australian who has been abroad can tell amusing stories of the ignorance in England of things pertaining to Australia, far surpassing the Australian lack of knowledge of British or European affairs, isolated though we might be.' (Source: Introduction)
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The Cant of Primitivism
1931
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 21 January vol. 52 no. 2658 1931; (p. 5) -
Babbitt (Australia, Unlimited)
1931
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 7 January vol. 52 no. 2656 1931; (p. 2,5)
— Review of Only the Morning 1930 single work novel -
The Protective Instinct
1931
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 11 February vol. 52 no. 2661 1931; (p. 5)
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Australian Books of 1930
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 5 December vol. 2 no. 12 1930; (p. 307-310)
— Review of The Gully and Other Verses 1929 selected work poetry ; The Wild Swan : Poems 1930 selected work poetry ; Queensland Poets 1930 single work criticism ; The Fortunes of Richard Mahony : Comprising Australia Felix, The Way Home, Ultima Thule 1930 selected work novel ; Ten Creeks Run : A Tale of the Horse and Cattle Stations of the Murrumbidgee 1930 single work novel ; Men Are Human 1930 single work novel ; Haxby's Circus : The Lightest, Brightest Little Show on Earth 1930 single work novel ; Redheap 1930 single work novel ; The Difficult Art 1930 single work novel ; Negrohead 1929 single work novel ; Earth Battle 1930 single work novel ; Huon Belle : A Novel 1930 single work novel ; Only the Morning 1930 single work novel ; An Outline of Australian Literature 1930 single work criticism ; Souvenirs d'une Parisienne aux Antipodes 1930 single work autobiography ; Knocking Round 1930 selected work criticism biography autobiography prose essay short story ; The Kitchen Table : A Play in One Act 1930 single work drama -
Books Received
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: Townsville Daily Bulletin , 20 December 1930; (p. 14)
— Review of Only the Morning 1930 single work novel -
John Dalley on Our National Spirit
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Guardian , 21 December 1930; (p. 7)
— Review of Only the Morning 1930 single work novel -
Untitled
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Argus , 12 December 1930; (p. 7)
— Review of Only the Morning 1930 single work novel -
'Only the Morning' : A Social Satire
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14 November no. 28974 1930; (p. 6)
— Review of Only the Morning 1930 single work novel -
Only the Morning
1931
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Desiderata , 1 May no. 8 1931; (p. 15-17) 'With the growth of the Australian novel there is coming slowly a recognition by the Australian reading public, a public which has usually been either scoffing or indifferent. Many of our writers have had their works accepted by English publishers whose advisory readers possess little or no idea of life in our country. This fact has accounted in a measure for the publication of much mediocre work. Any Australian who has been abroad can tell amusing stories of the ignorance in England of things pertaining to Australia, far surpassing the Australian lack of knowledge of British or European affairs, isolated though we might be.' (Source: Introduction)
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English and Australian Reviewers
1932
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 27 April vol. 53 no. 2724 1932; (p. 5) -
The Protective Instinct
1931
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 11 February vol. 52 no. 2661 1931; (p. 5) -
The Cant of Primitivism
1931
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 21 January vol. 52 no. 2658 1931; (p. 5)
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