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Incorporates two previously published volumes : Five Acre Virgin and Other Stories (1976) and The Travelling Entertainer and Other Stories (1979), and the autobiographical essay 'Self-Portrait: A Child Went Forth' (1983).
Contents
- Another Holiday for the Prince, single work short story (p. 3-9)
- Five Acre Virgin, single work short story (p. 10-17)
- A Gentleman's Agreement, single work short story (p. 18-24)
- The Wedding of the Painted Doll, single work short story (p. 25-41)
- One Bite for Christmas, single work short story (p. 42-48)
- 'Surprise! Surprise!' from Matron, single work short story humour (p. 49-59)
- The Shepherd on the Roof, single work short story (p. 60-74)
- Outink to Uncle's Place, single work short story (p. 75-83)
- Bill Sprockett's Land, single work short story (p. 84-89)
- A Hedge of Rosemary, single work short story (p. 90-97)
- The Jarrah Thieves, single work short story (p. 98-118)
- The Performance, single work short story (p. 121-149)
- Winter Nelis, single work short story (p. 150-160)
- The Owner of Grief The Outworks of the Kingdom, single work short story (p. 161-167)
- The Agent in Travelling, single work short story (p. 168-175)
- The Long Distance Lecture, single work short story (p. 176-189)
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The Fellow Passenger,
single work
short story
'As his ship proceeds to Australia, Dr Abrahams goes on a parallel inner journey.' (Journeys, p.149)
- Mr Parker's Valentine, single work short story (p. 204-215)
- A New World, single work short story (p. 216-224)
- The Travelling Entertainer, single work short story (p. 225-251)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Elizabeth Jolley : A Cross-Cultural Life in Writing
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Studies , vol. 2 no. 2010;'Elizabeth Jolley is one of Australia's most significant writers: she published some two dozen books of fiction, essays and radio dramas, won every major Australian literary award, received four honorary doctorates, was awarded the Order of Australia for service to Australian Literature in 1988, and was named an Australian 'National Living Treasure' in 1997.
Her career has its roots in the UK, the place of her birth, schooling and early marriage. In 1959 she travelled with her three children and her husband to Perth, Western Australia, where Leonard Jolley took up a position as foundation Librarian of the University of Western Australia. She brought with her a trunk full of unpublished/rejected manuscripts which provided the initial materials from which she developed her published fictions and essays in Australia.
This article explores the institutional frameworks in Australia which enabled Jolley - a constant writer from childhood - to develop, in David Carter's phrase, 'a career in writing' from the mid-1970s onwards. It argues that Jolley rewrote her foundation manuscripts (written in another country) both to imagine Australian lives and to conform to Australian publishers' requirements. In doing so, it traces how the fiction and essays translate the experience of migration/exile, often thematised through the recurrent image of being 'on the edge,' into the particular and powerful ethic of love that informs Jolley's writing.' (Author's abstract)
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Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 28 March 2009; (p. 26)
— Review of Stories : Five Acre Virgin, The Travelling Entertainer 1984 selected work short story -
Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 138)
— Review of Stories : Five Acre Virgin, The Travelling Entertainer 1984 selected work short story -
Funny, but Sad People Inhabit Jolley's Stories
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , Winter vol. 2 no. 2 1988; (p. 130)
— Review of Stories : Five Acre Virgin, The Travelling Entertainer 1984 selected work short story -
Humour, Poignancy, and Intrigue : The Fiction of Elizabeth Jolley
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: Belles-Lettres (US) , July-August vol. 3 no. 6 1988; (p. 3)
— Review of Palomino 1980 single work novel ; Stories : Five Acre Virgin, The Travelling Entertainer 1984 selected work short story
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Untitled
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Centre Broadsheet , March - April vol. 3 no. 2 1984; (p. 11)
— Review of Stories : Five Acre Virgin, The Travelling Entertainer 1984 selected work short story -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 28 March 2009; (p. 26)
— Review of Stories : Five Acre Virgin, The Travelling Entertainer 1984 selected work short story -
Humour, Poignancy, and Intrigue : The Fiction of Elizabeth Jolley
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: Belles-Lettres (US) , July-August vol. 3 no. 6 1988; (p. 3)
— Review of Palomino 1980 single work novel ; Stories : Five Acre Virgin, The Travelling Entertainer 1984 selected work short story -
Funny, but Sad People Inhabit Jolley's Stories
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , Winter vol. 2 no. 2 1988; (p. 130)
— Review of Stories : Five Acre Virgin, The Travelling Entertainer 1984 selected work short story -
Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 138)
— Review of Stories : Five Acre Virgin, The Travelling Entertainer 1984 selected work short story -
Elizabeth Jolley : A Cross-Cultural Life in Writing
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Studies , vol. 2 no. 2010;'Elizabeth Jolley is one of Australia's most significant writers: she published some two dozen books of fiction, essays and radio dramas, won every major Australian literary award, received four honorary doctorates, was awarded the Order of Australia for service to Australian Literature in 1988, and was named an Australian 'National Living Treasure' in 1997.
Her career has its roots in the UK, the place of her birth, schooling and early marriage. In 1959 she travelled with her three children and her husband to Perth, Western Australia, where Leonard Jolley took up a position as foundation Librarian of the University of Western Australia. She brought with her a trunk full of unpublished/rejected manuscripts which provided the initial materials from which she developed her published fictions and essays in Australia.
This article explores the institutional frameworks in Australia which enabled Jolley - a constant writer from childhood - to develop, in David Carter's phrase, 'a career in writing' from the mid-1970s onwards. It argues that Jolley rewrote her foundation manuscripts (written in another country) both to imagine Australian lives and to conform to Australian publishers' requirements. In doing so, it traces how the fiction and essays translate the experience of migration/exile, often thematised through the recurrent image of being 'on the edge,' into the particular and powerful ethic of love that informs Jolley's writing.' (Author's abstract)
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Love, Longing and Loneliness : The Fiction of Elizabeth Jolley
1983
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 56 1983; (p. 8-12)