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* Contents derived from the 1987 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Who Talks of Victory?,
single work
autobiography
Jolley talks about her early life in England and her experiences as a nurse-trainee at the end of WWII, and applies her experiences to some of her characters who do not claim victory, but only 'hold out'.
- The Happiest Days of Your Life, single work autobiography (p. 17-30)
- The Blue Man, single work short story (p. 31-39)
- A Handbook of Rare Vegetables, single work prose autobiography (p. 40-46)
- Miles Franklin's Childhood at Brindabella, single work criticism biography (p. 58-66)
- Child of Vietnam, extract autobiography (p. 67-81)
- Potrait of the Artisti"There is a window, a lamp,", single work poetry (p. 83)
- Cost Plusi"Working for cost-plus contractors,", single work poetry (p. 84-85)
- Spectaclesi"In poster photos on Language Centre walls", single work poetry (p. 86-87)
- Eureka 2i"Some days you are so far from me", single work poetry (p. 88)
- Winterreichi"A day as cold as the idea", single work poetry (p. 89)
- Filleri"Bondi", single work poetry (p. 90)
- The Alchemisti"you creatures have refused to become", single work poetry (p. 91)
- Anorexiai"Kelly sharpened is powerful, asexual and yawns,", single work poetry (p. 92)
- The Green Sidei"Autumn is unquiet everywhere.", single work poetry (p. 92)
- Brittanyi"The tide pushes at the river.", single work poetry (p. 93)
- Louisa Lawson : Tentative Notes Towards Work Possibly in Progress . . ., single work criticism (p. 94-102)
- Sonnets to the Lefti"What do I get from progress? I rejoice", sequence poetry (p. 103-107)
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'History was on Our Side' : Memoirs from the Australian Left,
single work
review
— Review of Broad Left, Narrow Left 1982 single work autobiography ; Exit Left : Memoirs of a Scarlet Woman 1985 single work autobiography ; Serpent's Tooth : An Autobiographical Novel 1984 single work autobiography ; (p. 108-121) - Locating Crocodile Dundee, single work criticism (p. 122-128)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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A Place for What We Normally Wouldn't See
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18-19 July 1987; (p. 13)
— Review of The Phoenix Review 1986 periodical (8 issues); Island Magazine no. 30 Autumn 1987 periodical issue ; Australian Literary Studies vol. 13 no. 1 May 1987 periodical issue ; Meanjin vol. 46 no. 1 Autumn 1987 periodical issue
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A Place for What We Normally Wouldn't See
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18-19 July 1987; (p. 13)
— Review of The Phoenix Review 1986 periodical (8 issues); Island Magazine no. 30 Autumn 1987 periodical issue ; Australian Literary Studies vol. 13 no. 1 May 1987 periodical issue ; Meanjin vol. 46 no. 1 Autumn 1987 periodical issue
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