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Rolf Boldrewood (1826-1915) (subject)

To Rolf Boldrewood [poem by B. H. Boake, 9 October 1891]

23 May 2024 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem, by Barcroft Boake, was published in The Albury Banner, and Wodonga Express (Albury, NSW), 9 October 1891.] To Rolf Boldrewood. I cannot climb fame’s tower and ring An ever-sounding chime, I only have the art to string Poor phrases into rhyme, Nor … [Read more...] about To Rolf Boldrewood [poem by B. H. Boake, 9 October 1891]

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Barcroft Boake: A Memoir (section 13): Poetry and star-gazing

2 May 2024 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is section 13 of “Barcroft Boake: A Memoir ”, by A. G. Stephens, published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] [Poetry and star-gazing] Boake wrote some unremarkable verses ‘In Memoriam, Arthur Biscay,’ and sent them to The Albury Banner, … [Read more...] about Barcroft Boake: A Memoir (section 13): Poetry and star-gazing

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[The Crooked Stick, or Polly’s Probation] [a review of the novel by Rolf Boldrewood, 24 December 1895]

4 August 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of The Crooked Stick, or Polly’s Protection (by Rolf Boldrewood) is an extract from the “Book Notices” section published in The Australian Star (Sydney, NSW), 24 December 1895.] [The Crooked Stick, or Polly’s Probation] Our old friend Rolf Boldrewood … [Read more...] about [The Crooked Stick, or Polly’s Probation] [a review of the novel by Rolf Boldrewood, 24 December 1895]

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Robbery Under Arms [article about Rolf Boldrewood, 9 April 1938]

29 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A short look at the life of the writer Thomas Alexander Browne, who wrote as “Rolf Boldrewood”.] ‘Robbery Under Arms’ If one were asked what is the best known Australian novel, the answer would most probably be Rolf Boldrewood’s “Robbery Under Arms.” Written … [Read more...] about Robbery Under Arms [article about Rolf Boldrewood, 9 April 1938]

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