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Issue Details:
First known date:
1929...
vol.
1
no.
3
18 February
1929
of
All About Books
est. 1928
All About Books
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Notes
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Includes reviews of Wanderings in Wild Australia by Sir Baldwin Spencer and On The Barrier Reef by Elliot Napier under the title 'Little Known Australia', The Cricket Match by Hugh de Selingcourt and Through Literature to Life by Ernest Raymond.
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A review of Viscount Grey's Twenty-Five Years (1892-1916) includes speculation on why 'sales of serious literature' in Australia and New Zealand are 'less than they should be'.
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S.M. MacFarlane reviews 'A Selection of New Novels for All Tastes'. Also includes 'Concerning Anthologies' by Arthur Thrush and a review of books concerning nature by Charles Barrett.
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'Best-seller' lists from England, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand are included under the title 'What England and America are Reading'.
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'Selections from English Reviews' divides reviews into 'Fiction' and 'General Literature'.
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Includes 'The Influence of the "Penny Dreadful"'.
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Includes notices of meetings of Australian Literary Societies.
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Also includes a photograph of Constance Mackness.
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1929 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Australian Literature: II. - Just Yesterday,
single work
criticism
(p. 77-78)Palmer continues her brief historical overview of Australian literature.
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The Story of a Book and an Author,
single work
review
— Review of The Beehive 1928 single work novel ;(p. 83)Includes biographical and bibliographical details of the author. - Drama, single work short story young adult (p. 86-87)
- The Dedication Business: Is it Going Out of Fashion?, single work prose (p. 94-95)
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Farthest North: A Little Group of Authors,
single work
review
— Review of Farthest North and Other Verses 1928 selected work poetry ; (p. 95) -
A Guide for Authors and Press Contributors,
single work
review
— Review of The Australian and New Zealand Writers' and Artists' Year Book: A Directory for Writers, Artists and Photographers periodical (2 issues); (p. 108)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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