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Literary Cartoon #16 - "A Lesson in Plain English"

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First published in The Bulletin, 10 July 1897

Literary Cartoon #15 - "Payment in Kind"

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First published in The Bulletin, 12 June 1924

Literary Cartoon #14: "As Broad as it was Long"


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First published in The Bulletin, 22 June 1922

Literary Cartoon #13: "A Work of Art"

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First published in The Bulletin, 4 June 1898

Literary Cartoon #12 - "He Knew"

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First published in The Bulletin, 30 July 1908

Literary Cartoon #11 - "Toujours Tripe" by David Low

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First published in The Bulletin, 19 March 1914

Literary Cartoon #10 - "Unsolicited Praise"

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First published in The Bulletin, 17 February 1921

Literary Cartoon #9 - "Literary Guide" by David Low

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First published
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Literary Cartoon #8 - Libraries

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First published in The Bulletin, 11 April 1891

[Note: the current forecourt of the State Library of Victoria shows statues - from the left as you face the entrance - St George, Redmond Barry and Joan of Arc.]

Literary Cartoon #7 - Language

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First published in The Bulletin, 26 June 1897

Literary Cartoon #6

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First published in The Bulletin, 29 July 1926

Literary Cartoon #5

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First published in The Bulletin, 9 April 1925

Literary Cartoon #4

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First published in The Bulletin, 28 February 1918

Literary Cartoon #3

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First published in The Bulletin, 2 May 1903

Fractured Literary Cartoon #1

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Original illustration first published in The Bulletin, 17 December 1903

Literary Cartoon #2

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First published in The Bulletin, 17 March 1904

Literary Cartoon #1

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First published in The Bulletin, 23 March 1905

Note: A hundred years on I suspect the subject might have more relevance if it referred to vampires or wizards.

Literary Reflections #7 by Will Dyson

The Hardy Novel

When Fate starts operating in Mr. Hardy's country he operates not so much with despatch as with efficiency.

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First published in The Herald, 22 May 1926

Literary Reflections #6 by Will Dyson

The Novel of the Super-Detective

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First published in The Herald, 15 May 1926

Literary Reflections #5 by Will Dyson

The Novel of the Soulful Woman.

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First published in The Herald, 8 May 1926

Literary Reflections #4 by Will Dyson

The Novel of the Great Open Spaces.

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First published in The Herald, 01 May 1926

Literary Reflections #3 by Will Dyson

The Recipe for the Russian Novel.

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First published in The Herald, 24 April 1926

Literary Reflections #2 by Will Dyson

How to Write an Australian Novel.

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First published in The Herald, 17 April 1926

Literary Reflections #1 by Will Dyson

Will Dyson saves you the trouble of reading through the ever increasing library of the novels of the strong silent man.

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First published in The Herald, 10 April 1926

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