A Black Sheep.(Book Review)

Publication: M A R G I N: life & letters in early Australia

Publication Date: 01-APR-05

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A BLACK SHEEP--Some Episodes From His Life by Ada Cambridge Elizabeth Morrison Australian Scholarly Editions Centre

The difficulty of accessing literary works from 19th Century Australia has meant that the tapestry of artistic output produced for the periodical press has almost disappeared from view. Even those texts that achieved publication in book form are rarely reprinted. It is then a delight to have access to a scholarly edition of a colonial text.

Originally serialised in the Melbourne Age from 7 July 1888 to 5 January 1889 A Black Sheep by Ada Cambridge now appears as the last of the eight volume Colonial Text Series.

The inevitable question: is it just an academic curiosity or does it stand up to the literary test of time? This can be at least partially answered by acknowledging that ,A Black Sheep manages...

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