Author's List |
title | creator | language | description | tableOfContents | contributor | subject | created |
Hortus Vitae Essays on the Gardening of Life | Lee, Vernon, 1856-1935 | en | Dedication -- The garden of life -- In praise of governesses -- On going to the play -- Reading books -- Hearing music -- Receiving letters -- New friends and old -- Other friendships -- A hotel sitting-room -- In praise of courtship -- Knowing one's mind -- Against talking -- In praise of silence -- The blame of portraits -- Sere and yellow -- A stage jewel -- My bicycle and I -- Puzzles of the past -- Making presents -- Going away -- Coming back -- Losing one's train -- The hanging gardens. | 2008-10-07 | |||
Three Elephant Power and Other Stories | Paterson, A. B. (Andrew Barton), 1864-1941 | en | Three elephant power -- The Oracle -- The cast-iron canvasser -- The Merino sheep -- The bullock -- White-when-he's-wanted -- The downfall of Mulligan's -- The amateur gardener -- Thirsty Island -- Dan Fitzgerald explains -- The cat -- Sitting in judgment -- The dog -- The dog as a sportsman -- Concerning a steeplechase rider -- Victor second -- Concerning a dog-fight -- His masterpiece -- Done for the double. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia -- Fiction; Australia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction; Short stories, Australian | 2008-06-29 |