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A Dilemma single work   poetry   "She stood upon the Esplanade,"
Alternative title: Competition No. 1
Issue Details: First known date: 1896... 1896 A Dilemma
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Notes

  • This poem was initially published without a final line. The Free-Lance ran a competition inviting submissions of a last line and offering prize money of two pounds, two shillings for 'the most appropriate' entry. The winner, from nearly 2,500 entries, was Ernest Simms of Tocumwal, New South Wales.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Free-Lance vol. 1 no. 9 18 June 1896 Z597183 1896 periodical issue 1896 pg. 3
    Note: Published without final line.
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Free-Lance vol. 1 no. 10 25 June 1896 Z1696922 1896 periodical issue 1896 pg. 3
    Note: Published without final line.
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Free-Lance vol. 1 no. 11 2 July 1896 Z1697867 1896 periodical issue 1896 pg. 3
    Note: Final line written by Ernest Simms.
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