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y separately published work icon Undercurrent single work   novel  
Alternative title: Return Via Canterbury
Issue Details: First known date: 1953... 1953 Undercurrent
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Follows the daily life of Miss Doxy, a spinster living in a boarding house, who is gradually revealed as a functional but deeply traumatised schizophrenic.

Source: Neglected Books (https://neglectedbooks.com/?p=6045).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      W. Sloane Associates ,
      1953 .
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      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 153p.
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      J. M. Dent ,
      1954 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Alternative title: Contango Day
      Extent: 204p.

Works about this Work

A Long Glowing Shadow Judith Rodriguez , 2011 single work biography
— Appears in: Australian Author , September vol. 43 no. 3 2011; (p. 18)
'Judith Rodriguez on the enduring Legacy of Barbara Jefferis.'
Short Views L. I. Howarth , 1955 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 16 no. 4 1955; (p. 227)

— Review of Undercurrent Barbara Jefferis , 1953 single work novel ; Sara Dane Catherine Gaskin , 1954 single work novel
Untitled Brian Elliott , 1955 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 14 no. 4 1955; (p. 577-582)

— Review of The Sun in Exile : A Novel Dymphna Cusack , 1955 single work novel ; The Shiralee D'Arcy Niland , 1955 single work novel ; White Topee Eve Langley , 1954 single work novel ; Keep Him My Country Mary Durack , 1955 single work novel ; The Mudflat Million Ronald Campbell , S. H. Courtier , 1955 single work novel ; The Careless People 1955 single work novel ; The Fury E. V. Timms , 1954 single work novel ; Sowers of the Wind : A Novel of the Occupation of Japan T. A. G. Hungerford , 1954 single work novel ; Pink Flannel Ruth Park , 1955 single work novel ; The Mirage F. B. Vickers , 1955 single work novel ; Undercurrent Barbara Jefferis , 1953 single work novel ; The Long Beat Home Peter Gladwin , 1954 single work novel
Reviewed Briefly 1954 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 August vol. 75 no. 3889 1954; (p. 35)

— Review of Undercurrent Barbara Jefferis , 1953 single work novel
Crisp Study of Insanity Kylie Tennant , 1954 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 July 1954; (p. 17)

— Review of Undercurrent Barbara Jefferis , 1953 single work novel
Untitled Brian Elliott , 1955 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 14 no. 4 1955; (p. 577-582)

— Review of The Sun in Exile : A Novel Dymphna Cusack , 1955 single work novel ; The Shiralee D'Arcy Niland , 1955 single work novel ; White Topee Eve Langley , 1954 single work novel ; Keep Him My Country Mary Durack , 1955 single work novel ; The Mudflat Million Ronald Campbell , S. H. Courtier , 1955 single work novel ; The Careless People 1955 single work novel ; The Fury E. V. Timms , 1954 single work novel ; Sowers of the Wind : A Novel of the Occupation of Japan T. A. G. Hungerford , 1954 single work novel ; Pink Flannel Ruth Park , 1955 single work novel ; The Mirage F. B. Vickers , 1955 single work novel ; Undercurrent Barbara Jefferis , 1953 single work novel ; The Long Beat Home Peter Gladwin , 1954 single work novel
An Australian Novel N. K. , 1954 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 22 September vol. 75 no. 3893 1954; (p. 2)

— Review of Undercurrent Barbara Jefferis , 1953 single work novel
Crisp Study of Insanity Kylie Tennant , 1954 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 July 1954; (p. 17)

— Review of Undercurrent Barbara Jefferis , 1953 single work novel
Reviewed Briefly 1954 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 August vol. 75 no. 3889 1954; (p. 35)

— Review of Undercurrent Barbara Jefferis , 1953 single work novel
Short Views L. I. Howarth , 1955 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 16 no. 4 1955; (p. 227)

— Review of Undercurrent Barbara Jefferis , 1953 single work novel ; Sara Dane Catherine Gaskin , 1954 single work novel
A Long Glowing Shadow Judith Rodriguez , 2011 single work biography
— Appears in: Australian Author , September vol. 43 no. 3 2011; (p. 18)
'Judith Rodriguez on the enduring Legacy of Barbara Jefferis.'

Awards

1952 joint second The Sydney Morning Herald Literary Competition Pre-publication title at the time of the award was 'Return Via Canterbury'.
Award shared with T. A. G. Hungerford's 'The Ridge and the River'.
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