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Issue Details: First known date: 1911... 1911 The Closed Door and Other Verses
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* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Australasian Authors' Agency , 1911 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Closed Doori"As we crossed Alcantara", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 7-8)
My Countryi"The love of field and coppice,", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 9-11)
Colouri"The lovely things that I have watched unthinking,", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 12-14)
Spring on the Plainsi"Spring has come to the plains", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
The Grey Lake (Lake Eyre, SA)i"Far away to southward", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 17-19)
A Happy Ghosti"Do you think when death has touched my heart and left it lying", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
Running Wateri"Under the bridge the water", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 22-24)
Settlersi"If the gods of Hellas do not tread our shaggy mountains -", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 25-28)
The Open Seai"From my window I can see,", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 29-31)
Burning Offi"They're burning off at the Rampadells,", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
The Santa Mariai"Three green miles beneath the sea", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 34-35)
Pilgrim Songi"My feet are grey with the roadside dust,", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 36)
Vespersi"The roofs loom black after sunset, the sky in the rifts between,", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
Culgai Paddocki"I know that the tawny grass of the plain", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 39-40)
When it Comesi"How should I like to die, to die?", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 41)
Sketch (Hyde Park, Sydney)i"From the little balcony, high above the street, I see", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 42-43)
Sketchi"From the little balcony,", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 42-43)
Blue and Silveri"Here I lie on the windy hill,", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 44-45)
Magici"Crawling up the hillside,", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 46-48)
The Coorong Sandhills (South Australia)i"Over the Coorong sandhills only the wild duck fly,", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 49-50)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Notes:
Includes poems previously published in the London Spectator, Harper's Magazine, Sydney Bulletin, Sunday Times, Bush Brother, Southern Sphere and Appleton's Magazine.

Works about this Work

Dorothea Mackellar Bernice May , 1927 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 1 November vol. 3 no. 49 1927; (p. 11, 54)
May writes about Mackellar and her work.
Books Worth Reading 1911 single work review
— Appears in: The Lone Hand , 1 July vol. 9 no. 51 1911; (p. 273)

— Review of The Closed Door and Other Verses Dorothea Mackellar , 1911 selected work poetry
Opal-Hearted Verses 1911 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 11 May vol. 32 no. 1630 1911; (p. 2)

— Review of The Closed Door and Other Verses Dorothea Mackellar , 1911 selected work poetry
Opal-Hearted Verses 1911 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 11 May vol. 32 no. 1630 1911; (p. 2)

— Review of The Closed Door and Other Verses Dorothea Mackellar , 1911 selected work poetry
Books Worth Reading 1911 single work review
— Appears in: The Lone Hand , 1 July vol. 9 no. 51 1911; (p. 273)

— Review of The Closed Door and Other Verses Dorothea Mackellar , 1911 selected work poetry
Dorothea Mackellar Bernice May , 1927 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 1 November vol. 3 no. 49 1927; (p. 11, 54)
May writes about Mackellar and her work.
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