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Notes
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Dedication: To V.C.M. 'Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear.'
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Some published in the Argus and the remainder in the West Australian.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1930 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- On Pioneering, single work short story
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Walter Murdoch : Essayist
1969
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , Winter vol. 28 no. 2 1969; (p. 209-216) - y A Companion to 'Speaking Personally' (Walter Murdoch) : with an Appendix on the Essay in Australia Sydney : William Brooks , 1945 Z58842 1945 single work criticism
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Twelve Australian Books That Should Be in Every Australian Home
1937
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 10 November vol. 9 no. 11 1937; (p. 172)
— Review of The Singing Gold 1927 single work novel ; Landtakers : The Story of an Epoch 1934 single work novel ; Confessions of a Beachcomber 1908 extract autobiography ; The Sentimental Bloke : The Play 1914 single work poetry ; Songs of a Campaign 1917 selected work poetry ; Heart of Spring 1919 selected work poetry ; Satyrs and Sunlight : Being the Collected Poetry of Hugh McCrae 1928 selected work poetry ; His Natural Life 1870-1872 single work novel ; The Pearl and the Octopus, and Other Exercises in Prose and Verse 1911 selected work short story poetry ; Such Is Life : Being Certain Extracts from the Diary of Tom Collins 1897 single work novel ; Flynn of the Inland 1932 single work biography ; The Fortunes of Richard Mahony 1917 single work novel ; Man-Shy 1934 extract novel ; We of the Never-Never 1908 single work novel ; Speaking Personally 1930 selected work essay ; Best Australian One-Act Plays 1937 anthology drama ; The Wide Brown Land : A New Anthology of Australian Verse 1934 anthology poetry ; The Magic Pudding Second Slice : Being the Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and His Friends Bill Barnacle and Sam Sawnoff 1971 extract children's fiction ; Separate Lives 1931 selected work short story ; Modern Australian Literature, 1900-1923 1924 single work criticism -
y
Walter Murdoch, Essayist
Sydney
:
Australasian Medical Publishing
,
1933
Z1041464
1933
single work
criticism
Summary of an address to the Australian English Association 1932 and published in the Union Recorder June 15 1933
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An Apostle of the Unconventional
1931
single work
review
— Appears in: Desiderata , 2 February no. 7 1931; (p. 16-19)
— Review of Speaking Personally 1930 selected work essay
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A Reader's Notebook
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 18 November vol. 2 no. 11 1930; (p. 281-283)
— Review of Between the Lines 1915 single work novel ; Speaking Personally 1930 selected work essay ; Souvenirs d'une Parisienne aux Antipodes 1930 single work autobiography ; Queensland Poets 1930 single work criticism -
An Essayist at Large
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 5 December vol. 2 no. 12 1930; (p. 338-339)
— Review of Speaking Personally 1930 selected work essay -
Twelve Australian Books That Should Be in Every Australian Home
1937
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 10 November vol. 9 no. 11 1937; (p. 172)
— Review of The Singing Gold 1927 single work novel ; Landtakers : The Story of an Epoch 1934 single work novel ; Confessions of a Beachcomber 1908 extract autobiography ; The Sentimental Bloke : The Play 1914 single work poetry ; Songs of a Campaign 1917 selected work poetry ; Heart of Spring 1919 selected work poetry ; Satyrs and Sunlight : Being the Collected Poetry of Hugh McCrae 1928 selected work poetry ; His Natural Life 1870-1872 single work novel ; The Pearl and the Octopus, and Other Exercises in Prose and Verse 1911 selected work short story poetry ; Such Is Life : Being Certain Extracts from the Diary of Tom Collins 1897 single work novel ; Flynn of the Inland 1932 single work biography ; The Fortunes of Richard Mahony 1917 single work novel ; Man-Shy 1934 extract novel ; We of the Never-Never 1908 single work novel ; Speaking Personally 1930 selected work essay ; Best Australian One-Act Plays 1937 anthology drama ; The Wide Brown Land : A New Anthology of Australian Verse 1934 anthology poetry ; The Magic Pudding Second Slice : Being the Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and His Friends Bill Barnacle and Sam Sawnoff 1971 extract children's fiction ; Separate Lives 1931 selected work short story ; Modern Australian Literature, 1900-1923 1924 single work criticism -
Untitled
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: Northern Territory Times , 21 November 1930; (p. 2)
— Review of Speaking Personally 1930 selected work essay This review praises Walter Murdoch's collection of essays, claiming that he has 'enriched Australian literature'. -
An Apostle of the Unconventional
1931
single work
review
— Appears in: Desiderata , 2 February no. 7 1931; (p. 16-19)
— Review of Speaking Personally 1930 selected work essay -
y
Walter Murdoch, Essayist
Sydney
:
Australasian Medical Publishing
,
1933
Z1041464
1933
single work
criticism
Summary of an address to the Australian English Association 1932 and published in the Union Recorder June 15 1933
-
What the World is Reading
1930
single work
column
— Appears in: All About Books , 5 December vol. 2 no. 12 1930; (p. 318) -
Australian Literature Society [Meeting Report]
1931
single work
column
— Appears in: All About Books , 15 May vol. 3 no. 5 1931; (p. 119) - y A Companion to 'Speaking Personally' (Walter Murdoch) : with an Appendix on the Essay in Australia Sydney : William Brooks , 1945 Z58842 1945 single work criticism
-
Walter Murdoch : Essayist
1969
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , Winter vol. 28 no. 2 1969; (p. 209-216)
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