As I research for my 1924 Monday Musings series, I am coming across articles that don't neatly fit into 1924-dedicated posts but that I want to document. The most recent one concerned the Lothian Book Publishing Company. It was about a specific initiative, which I will discuss at the end of this post, but I … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Lothian Book Publishing Company
Henry Lawson
Talking with my Dad: Wattles and Jimmy Woodsers
As many of you know, my father turned 100 this year, and three weeks later, my mother died. Life is sad, but Dad and I are soldiering along - with support of course from Mr Gums, not to mention family elsewhere in Australia. What is amazing, though, is how often new little pieces of information, … Continue reading Talking with my Dad: Wattles and Jimmy Woodsers
Monday musings on Australian literature: Australian literary dynasties
Some years ago I wrote a Monday Musings post on Australia's literary couples. However, it recently occurred to me that we also have some literary dynasties, which could be fun to explore. This post, like many of its ilk, is a bit of a fishing exercise. I will share a few that came to me, … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Australian literary dynasties
Monday musings on Australian literature: City, bush and outback
If today weren't Monday, this would probably be a literary road post but it is Monday which means of course that it's a Monday Musings instead! See how flexible I am? I know I talk a lot here about the bush and the outback but they are topics that keep cropping up in my reading … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: City, bush and outback
Whispering Gums 