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The Anzac Book (1916), cover
y separately published work icon The Anzac Book anthology   column   short story   poetry   prose   humour   satire   war literature  
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Written and Illustrated in Gallipoli by The Men of Anzac

For the Benefit of Patriotic Funds connected with the A. & N.Z.A.C.

Issue Details: First known date: 1916... 1916 The Anzac Book
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Kensington, Randwick area, Sydney Eastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:University of New South Wales Press , 2010 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Preface to the Third Edition, Steve Gower , single work column (p. v-vi)
A 'Precious Souvenir': The Making of The Anzac Book, Ashley Ekins , single work criticism
Ashley Ekins discusses the compiling and editing of The Anzac Book, the circumstances of its conception and the story of its publication. Text and images, held by the Australian War Memorial, that were contributed but rejected for the 1916 edition are also discussed.
 (p. xi-xxxv)
Foreword to the Third Edition, Les Carlyon , single work column (p. vii-x)
The Demonstrationi"They came from happy Queensland", L. K. Lee , single work poetry war literature (p. xxix)
Cousin of Minei"Your bones will lie beside the Aegean Sea", Otto J. Sweetland , single work poetry war literature (p. xviii)
A Dug-out Lamenti"It ain't the work, and it ain't the Turk", Thomas Abraham Saxon , extract poetry war literature (p. xviii)
Our Sergeant Digs His Own Dug-outi"Ah, sweet to my ears are his axe strokes,", Geoffrey Cumine , single work poetry war literature (p. xxix)
Introduction, W. R. Birdwood , single work column (p. 7-8)
Editor's Note, single work column (p. 11-13)
The Landing, A Man of the Tenth , single work prose war literature (p. 15-18)
The Reminiscence of a Wrecki"The storm had ceased, the sea was calm, the wind a trifle raw,", A. L. Pemberton , single work poetry humour war literature (p. 20-21)
An Australian Home in 1930, 'Soldieroo' , single work short story war literature (p. 22-23)
Non Nobisi"Not unto us, O Lord, to tell,", C. E. W. Bean , single work poetry war literature (p. 24)
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Illustrated by F. R. Crozier.

Written as: C. E. W. B.
The Aegean Windi"The winter winds of Lemmos,", H. B. K. , single work poetry war literature (p. 27)
Our Fathersi"Wandering spirits, seeking lands unknown,", James Sprent , single work poetry war literature (p. 27)
Note: Illustration by F.R. Crozier, captioned with the first two lines of the poem, appears on page 28.
Glimpses of Anzac, Hector Dinning , single work prose war literature (p. 29-30, 33-34, 36)
Parables of Anzac : I : From Shell Green, single work prose humour war literature (p. 36)
Parables of Anzac : II : The Turk in the Periscope, single work prose war literature (p. 36-37)
The Yarns that Abdul Tells, A. P. M. (fl. 1916) , single work prose war literature (p. 37)
The Graves of Gallipolii"The herdman wandering by the lonely rills", L. L. , single work poetry war literature (p. 38-39)
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