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Joseph Furphy (1843-1912) (subject)

Preface [to “The Poems of Joseph Furphy”, by Bernard O’Dowd]

30 June 2015 · Leave a Comment

Preface [to “The Poems of Joseph Furphy”, by Bernard O’Dowd] [Editor: This preface by Bernard O’Dowd was published in The Poems of Joseph Furphy (1916).] Preface. As in hell, while “the heads” were devising the best method of introducing that spice of variety we used … [Read more...] about Preface [to “The Poems of Joseph Furphy”, by Bernard O’Dowd]

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Works of Joseph Furphy (“Tom Collins”)

16 October 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This list contains various works by Joseph Furphy (1843-1912), who usually wrote as “Tom Collins”; for biographical information, click here.] Books by Joseph Furphy: 1903: Such is Life, Sydney: The Bulletin Newspaper Company [by Tom Collins (Joseph Furphy)] 1916: … [Read more...] about Works of Joseph Furphy (“Tom Collins”)

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Joseph Furphy

14 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

Joseph Furphy (1843-1912) was an author, poet, farmer, bullock-driver, and iron worker. He is best known as the author of the novel Such is Life: Being Certain Extracts From the Diary of Tom Collins (1903), which is widely regarded as a classic piece of Australian literature. He … [Read more...] about Joseph Furphy

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