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Notes
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D'Arcy Niland was a born writer...Australia itself gave him his characters, landscape and spirit. (appears on cover)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Ringwood,
Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area,
Melbourne - East,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Penguin
, 1987 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Introduction, single work biography (p. 1-[8])
- The Parachutist, single work short story (p. 9-14)
- The Boy in the Dark, single work short story (p. 15-25)
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Away to Moonlight,
single work
short story
An unnamed woman tells the story of her itinerant life with her father, her tough life making her own way after his death, and the brief years of marriage and motherhood.
- A Woman of the Country, single work short story (p. 38-49)
- Hunter of Dragonflies, single work short story (p. 50-54)
- One Too Many, single work short story (p. 55-65)
- The Old Man was an Emperor, single work short story (p. 66-76)
- Help, single work short story (p. 77-79)
- After the Cut Out, single work short story (p. 80-87)
- Tale of a Dead Man, single work short story (p. 88-93)
- The Web, single work short story (p. 94-100)
- Grower of Men, single work short story (p. 101-120)
- A Little While Ago, single work short story (p. 121-126)
- My Brother Johnny, single work short story (p. 127-134)
- Without You in Heaven, single work short story (p. 135-146)
- Beyond the Bell, single work short story (p. 147-152)
- The Feud, single work short story (p. 153-158)
- Dadda Jumped Over Two Elephants, single work short story (p. 159-176)
- Into the Silence, single work short story (p. 177-182)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille, sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Niland : A Kind of Innocent
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 June 1987; (p. 14)
— Review of The Penguin Best Stories of D'Arcy Niland 1987 selected work short story biography -
Never Mind the Width...
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 October 1987; (p. 14)
— Review of The Penguin Best Stories of D'Arcy Niland 1987 selected work short story biography ; The Walls of Jericho : stories 1987 selected work short story -
'A Strong Shape, Like a Tree': Yarn Spinning
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 94 1987; (p. 18-19)
— Review of The Penguin Best Stories of D'Arcy Niland 1987 selected work short story biography -
Better a Magger with a Scone
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4 July 1987; (p. 47)
— Review of The Woodpecker Toy Fact and Other Stories 1987 selected work short story ; The Penguin Best Stories of D'Arcy Niland 1987 selected work short story biography -
Craftsmen at Work
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Book Magazine , August-September vol. 1 no. 2 1987; (p. 17)
— Review of Moonlite 1981 single work novel ; The Penguin Best Stories of D'Arcy Niland 1987 selected work short story biography
-
Craftsmen at Work
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Book Magazine , August-September vol. 1 no. 2 1987; (p. 17)
— Review of Moonlite 1981 single work novel ; The Penguin Best Stories of D'Arcy Niland 1987 selected work short story biography -
Better a Magger with a Scone
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4 July 1987; (p. 47)
— Review of The Woodpecker Toy Fact and Other Stories 1987 selected work short story ; The Penguin Best Stories of D'Arcy Niland 1987 selected work short story biography -
'A Strong Shape, Like a Tree': Yarn Spinning
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 94 1987; (p. 18-19)
— Review of The Penguin Best Stories of D'Arcy Niland 1987 selected work short story biography -
Never Mind the Width...
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 October 1987; (p. 14)
— Review of The Penguin Best Stories of D'Arcy Niland 1987 selected work short story biography ; The Walls of Jericho : stories 1987 selected work short story -
Niland : A Kind of Innocent
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 June 1987; (p. 14)
— Review of The Penguin Best Stories of D'Arcy Niland 1987 selected work short story biography
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