[Editor: This list contains various works by Barcroft Henry Boake (1866-1892); for biographical information click here.]
Books by Barcroft Boake:
1897: Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems, Sydney (NSW): Angus and Robertson (1st edition)
1913: Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems, Sydney (NSW): Angus and Robertson (2nd edition)
1981: Jack’s Last Muster, South Yarra (Vic.), Currey O’Neil (3rd edition, under a different title)
Short stories by Barcroft Boake:
[Arranged alphabetically.]
A bad quarter-of-an-hour [by Barcroft H. Boake, 28 May 1892]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 28 May 1892. Published posthumously.]
An account of Barcroft Boake’s accidental hanging on 14 July 1888. He also wrote about this incident in a letter to his father, which was published in the Memoir compiled by A. G. Stephens.
His new love and his old friend [by “Surcingle” (Barcroft H. Boake), 21 March 1891]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 21 March 1891; by Surcingle.]
A short story about a policeman hunting down an outlaw who was once a friend.
Poetry by Barcroft Boake:
[Arranged alphabetically. The initials after a listing refer to the book that the work was published in.]
An Allegory [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 26 March 1892; by Barcroft H. Boake.]
At Devlin’s Siding [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 17 December 1892, entitled “Deserted: As Seen at Devlin’s Siding”; by Barcroft H. Boake, N.S. Wales. Published posthumously.]
At the ‘J.C.’ [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 9 January 1892; by Barcroft H. Boake, N. S. Wales.]
The Babes in the Bush [WDML 1893]
[First published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897). Published posthumously.]
Babs Malone [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 20 February 1892, entitled “How Babs Malone cut down the Field”; by Barcroft H. Boake.]
The Box Tree’s Love [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 5 November 1892; by Barcroft H. Boake. Published posthumously.]
A Bushman’s Love (A Fragment) [poem by Barcroft Boake, 16 January 1897]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 16 January 1897. Published posthumously.]
A Bush School-Girl [poem by Barcroft Boake, 11 July 1907]
[First published in Australia (Sydney, NSW), 11 July 1907. Published posthumously.]
* The Day When a Fellow Gets a Job [see: Our Visitor]
The Demon Snow Shoes [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 10 October 1891, entitled “The Demon Snow-Shoes (A Legend of Kiandra); by “Surcingle”.]
Desiree [WDML 1893]
[First published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897). Published posthumously.]
The Digger’s Song [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 31 October 1891; by “Surcingle”.]
Down the River [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 6 February 1892; by Barcroft H. Boake.]
An Easter Rhyme — Rather Late [poem by Barcroft H. Boake, 7 May 1892]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 7 May 1892; by Barcroft H. Boake. Published posthumously (Boake died just a few days before, on 2 May 1892; his body was not discovered until 10 May 1892).]
Featherstonhaugh [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 11 June 1892; by Barcroft H. Boake. Published posthumously.]
A Few Verses [WDML 1893]
[A personal poem. First published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897). Published posthumously.]
Fogarty’s Gin [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 19 March 1892; by Barcroft H. Boake.]
From the Far West [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (Sydney, NSW), 14 February 1891; by B. H. B., from Wagga Wagga.]
Good-bye [WDML 1893] [included in the Memoir by A. G. Stephens]
[A personal poem. First published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897). Published posthumously.]
How Polly Paid for Her Keep [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 6 February 1892; by Barcroft H. Boake.]
Jack Corrigan [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 4 June 1892; by Barcroft H. Boake. Published posthumously.]
Jack’s Last Muster [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (Sydney, NSW), 13 December 1890; by “Sursinglr” (sic: Surcingle), from Wagga Wagga.]
Jimmy Wood: A Bar-Room Ballad [by Barcroft H. Boake, 7 May 1892]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 7 May 1892. Published posthumously (Boake died just a few days before, on 2 May 1892; his body was not discovered until 10 May 1892).]
Jim’s Whip [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 19 March 1892; by Barcroft H. Boake.]
Josephus Riley [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 16 April 1892; by Barcroft H. Boake.]
Kelly’s Conversion [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 19 December 1891; by “Surcingle”.]
Kitty McCrae [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 19 December 1891; by “Surcingle”.]
A Memory [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 14 November 1891; by “Surcingle”.]
The Minstrel’s Curse [11 July 1907]
[First published in Australia (Sydney, NSW), 11 July 1907. Published posthumously.]
On the Boundary [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 12 March 1892; by Barcroft H. Boake.]
On the Range [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 30 May 1891; by “Surcingle”.]
Our Visitor [by Barcroft H. Boake, 3 December 1892]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 3 December 1892. Also published under the title “The Day When a Fellow Gets a Job”. Published posthumously.]
The Phantom Moorings [poem by Barcroft H. Boake, December 1903]
[First published in The Sun, December 1903. Published posthumously.]
Skeeta [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 17 December 1892; by Barcroft H. Boake, N. S. Wales. Published posthumously.]
A Song [WDML 1893]
[First published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897). Published posthumously.]
A Song from a Sandhill [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 2 April 1892; by Barcroft H. Boake.]
To Rolf Boldrewood [by B. H. Boake, 9 October 1891]
[First published in The Albury Banner, and Wodonga Express (Albury, NSW), 9 October 1891.]
A Strike Story [by Surcingle, 9 January 1892]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 9 January 1892; by “Surcingle”.]
’Twixt the Wings of the Yard [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 17 October 1891; by “Surcingle”.]
A Valentine [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 13 February 1892; by Barcroft H. Boake.]
A Vision Out West [WDML 1893]
[First published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897). Published posthumously. The title in the manuscript was “Westward the course of empire rolls”.]
A Wayside Queen [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 14 May 1892; by Barcroft H. Boake. Published posthumously (Boake died just a few days before, on 2 May 1892; his body was not discovered until 10 May 1892).]
Where the Dead Men Lie [WDML 1893]
[First published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 19 December 1891; by “Surcingle”.]
The nine poems, included in the above list, which were not included in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897) were:
A Bushman’s Love (A Fragment) [poem by Barcroft Boake, 16 January 1897]
A Bush School-Girl [poem by Barcroft Boake, 11 July 1907]
An Easter Rhyme — Rather Late [poem by Barcroft H. Boake, 7 May 1892]
Jimmy Wood: A Bar-Room Ballad [by Barcroft H. Boake, 7 May 1892]
The Minstrel’s Curse [11 July 1907]
Our Visitor [by Barcroft H. Boake, 3 December 1892]
The Phantom Moorings [poem by Barcroft H. Boake, December 1903]
To Rolf Boldrewood [by B. H. Boake, 9 October 1891]
A Strike Story [by Surcingle, 9 January 1892]
Updated 3 June 2024
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