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ly Chronicle_, London. * * * * * 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. * * * * * 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._ * * * * * 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 in
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