The Penguin Best Australian Short Stories
| Book | The Penguin Best Australian Short Stories |
| Editor | Mary Lord |
| Imprint | Penguin Books |
| Publisher | Penguin Group (Australia), Penguin Books Australia Ltd |
| Contributing Writer | John George Lang, Mary Fortune, Marcus Clarke, Jessie Couvreur, Edward Dyson, William Astley, John Arthur Barry, Arthur Hoey Davis, Henry Lawson, Barbara Baynton, Katharine Susannah Prichard, Ethel Robertson, Marjorie Barnard, Patrick White (2), Hal Porter, John Morrison, Christina Stead, Michael Wilding, Elizabeth Jolley, Peter Carey (2), Morris Lurie, Olga Masters, Helen Garner (author), Beverley Farmer, Frank Moorhouse, Tim Winton, Janette Turner Hospital, Marion Halligan, Amy Witting, Delia Falconer |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| This Edition Published | 2000 |
| Copyright | 2000 |
| Pages / Font | 345 pages |
| Printer's Key | 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 |
| ISBN 10 | 0 14 029969 6 |
| Barcode (EAN) | 9780140299694 |
| Chapters | Acknowledgements Introduction John George Lang (1816–64) The Ghost upon the Rail (1859) Mary Fortune ('Waif Wanderer') (1833?–1910?) The Dead Witness; or, The Bush Waterhole (1866) Marcus Clarke (1846–81) Pretty Dick (1873) Jessie Couvreur ('Tasma') (1848–97) Monsieur Caloche (1889) Edward Dyson (1865–1931) The Golden Shanty (1890) William Astley ('Price Warung') (1855–1911) Parson Ford's Confessional (1892) John Arthur Barry (1850–1911) Far Inland Football (1893) Arthur Hoey Davis ('Steele Rudd') (1868–1935) Dad and the Donovans (1889) Henry Lawson (1867–1922) Brighten's Sister-in-law (1901) Barbara Baynton (1857–1929) Billy Skywonkie (1902) Katharine Susannah Prichard (1883–1969) The Curse (1932) Ethel Robertson ('Henry Handel Richardson') (1870–1946) Conversation in a Pantry (1934) Marjorie Barnard (1897–1987) The Lottery (1943) Patrick White (1912–90) Miss Slattery and her Demon Lover (1964) Hal Porter (1911–84) Party Forty-two and Mrs Brewer (1965) John Morrison (1904–98) The Children (1972) Christina Stead (1902–83) Street Idyll (1974) Michael Wilding (1942– ) The Words She Types (1975) Elizabeth Jolley (1923– ) A Gentleman's Agreement (1976) Peter Carey (1943– ) The Last Days of a Famous Mime (1979) Morris Lurie (1938– ) Pride and Joy (1979) Olga Masters (1919–86) On the Train (1982) Helen Garner (1942– ) The Dark, the Light (1985) Beverley Farmer (1941– ) Caffe Veneto (1985) Frank Moorhouse (1938– ) Francois and the Fishbone Incident (1985) Tim Winton (1960– ) Neighbours (1985) Janette Turner Hospital (1942– ) After Long Absence (1986) Marion Halligan (1940– ) Belladonna Garden (1988) Amy Witting (1918– ) Report on a Rejected MS (1990) Delia Falconer (1966– ) Acqua Alta (1997) Notes on the Authors |
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