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y separately published work icon The Language of Love : An Anthology of Australian Love Letters, Poetry and Prose anthology   short story   poetry   correspondence   humour  
Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 The Language of Love : An Anthology of Australian Love Letters, Poetry and Prose
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Contents

* Contents derived from the North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
From: My Brilliant Career, Miles Franklin , extract novel (p. 68-69)
A-Shelling Peasi"Now, all the world is green and bright", Breaker Morant , single work poetry (p. 70)
[Extract] Jonah, Louis Stone , extract novel humour (p. 71-75)
Love's Comingi"Quietly as rosebuds", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 76)
Looking Forwardi"What shall I do, my darling, when", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 78)
The Electric Tram to Kewi"Through the swift night", Lesbia Harford , single work poetry (p. 81)
The Play The Sentimental Bloke : The Playi""Wot's in a name?" she sez....And then she sighs,", C. J. Dennis , single work poetry humour (p. 82-85)
To Jimi"To you, all these wild weeds", Katharine Susannah Prichard , single work poetry (p. 88)
Just to Drifti"Drifting down the Harbour,", Roderic Quinn , single work poetry (p. 88-89)
Untitled, Mary Grant Bruce , extract children's fiction children's (p. 90-91)
Red Hati"I bought a red hat", Lesbia Harford , single work poetry (p. 91)
Because She Would Ask Me Why I Loved Heri"If questioning could make us wise", Christopher Brennan , single work poetry (p. 92)
Love is Not Love Poems LXIXi"When I was still a child", Lesbia Harford , single work poetry (p. 93-94)
So Sweet a Mouth Had Shei"Her eyes foretold of happiness", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 94)
Love Philtrei"Beloved -", Katharine Susannah Prichard , single work poetry (p. 96-98)
[Untitled] (from Coonardoo), Katharine Susannah Prichard , extract novel (p. 98-100)
Night of Romancei"Let Banks and Bailiffs rule the land -", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry humour (p. 103)
[Untitled] (from Teens Triumphant), Louise Mack , single work novel extract (p. 103-104)
Coogee Bayi"The smell of salt on a fresh sea breeze", Tip Kelaher , single work poetry (p. 104-105)
Nothing Like Love, Lennie Lower , single work prose humour (p. 106)
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