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First known date:
1947...
vol.
2
no.
5
November
1947
of
The Australasian Book News and Literary Journal
est. 1947
The Australasian Book News and Literary Journal
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Notes
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Includes an adaptation of a broadcast by R. P. Greenish, the Federal Secretary of the United Nations Association in Australia. Greenish discusses books that engage with events in the contemporary world.
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Includes Books Published in Australia: List of Books Supplied to the National Library, Canberra, under the Provisions of the Copyright Act. 27 August - 26 September, 1947 (pp. 273-277)
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1947 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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What Shall Tomorrow Be?,
single work
review
— Review of Tomorrow and Tomorrow 1947 single work novel ; (p. 227-228) -
Cardus Without Tears,
single work
review
— Review of Autobiography 1947 single work autobiography ; (p. 229, 279) - Tomorrow and Tomorrow, extract novel (p. 231-234)
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The Modern Historical Novel,
single work
review
criticism
Levis reviews three works of historical fiction from England and America and comments on the genre.
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Recent Books: Digest of the Month's Reading,
single work
review
— Review of Macquarie's World 1941 single work prose ; Meanjin vol. 6 no. 2 Winter 1947 periodical issue ; Southerly vol. 8 no. 2 1947 periodical issue ; Current Affairs Bulletin periodical (16 issues); Australian Poetry, 1946 1947 anthology poetry ; Comrades in Bondage 1946 single work autobiography ; (p. 237, 239-240) - Mary Mitchell, single work biography (p. 241-243)
- 'Orion' Horne, single work biography (p. 244-246)
- Making Australia Known Abroad, single work column (p. 247-248)
- Theatre in Australia, single work correspondence (p. 249-250)
- Not For Publication, single work column (p. 251)
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The Latest Whodunnits,
single work
review
— Review of Snapdragon 1947 single work novel ; (p. 254, 257) - Art Needs Criticism, single work review (p. 255-257)
- Australian Book Society's Award, single work criticism (p. 260-261)
- Suburban Display, single work column (p. 261)
- Children's Book Week, 1947, single work column (p. 262-264)
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Recent Children's Books,
single work
review
— Review of The Children's Garden 1947 selected work children's fiction poetry ; Pioneer Shack 1946 single work children's fiction ; The Happiness Box 1947 single work picture book ; (p. 265, 267-268) - Notes and News, single work column (p. 278-279)
- Around the World, single work column (p. 280)
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