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'Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On' single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1922... 1922 'Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On'
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

An artist who has always felt an affinity for Asia, although she has never been there, paints a Buddhist temple which she has seen in a dream. When an attempt is made on her life and the painting is destroyed she discovers a family secret which explains her strange obsession.

Affiliation Notes

  • Associated with the AustLit subset Australian Literary Responses to 'Asia' as the work contains references to Asia and uses Asian imagery.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Queenslander 2 December 1922 Z1367941 1922 newspaper issue 1922 pg. 17, 19
    Note: In 'Christmas Stories'
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Last amended 28 Sep 2010 16:08:18
Subjects:
  • c
    Tibet,
    c
    East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
Settings:
  • North Queensland, Queensland,
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