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Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 Tales of the Austral Tropics
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Scholarly edition comprising nineteen stories from two selections of Favenc stories The Last of Six (1893) and Tales of the Austral Tropics (1894) and including explanatory notes, appendices on textual variations, biographical information and notes on Favenc's reception

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:University of New South Wales Press , 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction, Cheryl M. Taylor , single work criticism biography (p. xiii-liv)
A Haunt of the Jinkarras : A Fearsome Story of Central Australia, Ernest Favenc , single work short story adventure science fiction

'A Haunt of Jinkarras deals with the discovery of a primordial race that dwells entirely underground.' 

Source: L.W. Currey, Inc. https://www.lwcurrey.com/pages/books/167311/ernest-favenc/the-last-of-six-tales-of-the-austral-tropics 

 (p. 7-14)
The Last of Six, Delcomyn , single work short story
A Trepang fisherman near Cooktown encounters survivors of prison break from New Caledonia, including a woman, her dead husband, and the corpse of the man she says murdered her husband and also practiced cannibalism. The corpse keeps returning with the tide.
 (p. 15-20)
A Cup of Cold Water, Delcomyn , single work short story (p. 21-29)
The Rumford Plains Tragedy, Delcomyn , single work short story (p. 30-34)
The Story of a Big Pearl The Story of the Big Pearl, Delcomyn , single work short story (p. 35-41)
The Stolen Colours, Ernest Favenc , single work short story (p. 42-50)
Verflucht Spirit-Led, Ernest Favenc , single work short story mystery (p. 51-64)
The Hut-Keeper and the Cattle-Stealer The Cook and the Cattle-Stealer Sandy Macpherson's Christmas Ride, Ernest Favenc , single work short story (p. 65-73)
The Spell of the Mas-Hantoo, Boocyea , single work short story (p. 75-83)
Malchook's Doom: A Nicholson River Story Malchook's Doom - A Story of the Nicholson River, Binghi , single work short story (p. 84-89)
Tranter's Shot, Binghi , single work short story (p. 90-92)
Pompey, Ernest Favenc , single work short story (p. 93-95)
The Track of the Dead, D [Favenc] , single work short story (p. 96-98)
The Missing Super , Binghi , single work short story (p. 99-102)
Bunthorp's Decease, Ernest Favenc , single work short story (p. 109-124)
That Other Fellow : A Tale of the Seventies, Dramingo , single work short story (p. 126-137)
The Mystery of Baines' Dog, Delcomyn , single work short story (p. 139-150)
A Lucky Meeting, Ernest Favenc , single work short story (p. 151-158)
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