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ly Chronicle_, London.
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AUSTRALIAN BOOKLETS
_Bound in Velvet Calf. Price, 1/3; posted, 1/4._
SEA SPRAY AND SMOKE DRIFT, BY ADAM LINDSAY GORDON.
POEMS OF HENRY C. KENDALL.
BUSHLAND BALLADS, BY E. J. BRADY.
POEMS, BY BERNARD O'DOWD.
POEMS, BY WILLIAM GAY.
POEMS, BY JENNINGS CARMICHAEL.
MATESHIP, BY HENRY LAWSON.
THE STRANGER'S FRIEND, BY HENRY LAWSON.
POEMS, BY JESSIE MACKAY.
The verses in these volumes are the very best, and wherever possible the
authors themselves have specially selected the verses they wish to be
printed. Therefore, these booklets contain only their living work--the
cream of these authors. The set should be purchased straight away by all
good Australians, and further copies sent to friends. No other books yet
published in Australia are at once so suitable for your reading, or make
such exquisite little gifts for friends. They make beautiful little
books for the pocket, and are able to be carried around and read during
leisure moments.
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SATYRS AND SUNLIGHT
BY HUGH McCRAE.
_2nd Edition, cloth bound, crown 8vo. Price, 3/6; posted, 3/8._
Readers of Australian verse will remember the sensation caused by the
appearance of the limited edition of these poems, illustrated by Norman
Lindsay. This second (unillustrated) edition brings, as the _Herald_
says, "one of the best books of recent Australian verse within the reach
of the general public."
"Mr. McCrae ... produces remarkable poems, which strike a note new to
Australia, and take a high place in our literature."--_Sydney Morning
Herald._
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POEMS
BY HUBERT CHURCH.
_Crown 8vo. Antique Paper. Bound in Full Cloth. Price, 3/6; posted,
3/9._
Those acquainted with this poet's "Egmont" will be glad to see this
announcement of a further collection of poems. The present volume
includes a few of the best poems in "Egmont," and a number of fine
additions, some published for the first time, make up a most attractive
volume.
"In Hubert Church we have a poet who worthily upholds the highest
traditions of Australasian poetry. Grandeur, simplicity, tenderness and
power are all reflected in this fine collection of poems."--_Dundee
Advertiser._
"The ripe work of a genuine poet ... a book that will live."--_The
Triad._
"He is a delightful writer, and has been well advised to bring together
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