'A rosebud from the garden of the 'Taj' and Oriental dream-poem occupying five nights by George Gord...
'A rosebud from the garden of the 'Taj' and Oriental dream-poem occupying five nights by George Gordon McCrae, MDCCCLXXXII'
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Author / Creator
Date
1882
Call Numbers
DLMSQ 343
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Physical Description
Contents
1 volume of textual material - 27 cm. - manuscript, printed
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Mock-up prepared for publication.
Title page, introduction and dedication to Henry Kendall in hand of George McCrae with poem 'In Memoriam : Henry Kendall' printed text from Melbourne Review 1882, poem 'A rosebud from the garden of the Taj' printed text from the Melbourne Review and manuscript explanatory notes
Includes photograph and pen...
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Full title
'A rosebud from the garden of the 'Taj' and Oriental dream-poem occupying five nights by George Gordon McCrae, MDCCCLXXXII'
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Description source
Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012.
Published information
Poem published in Melbourne Review 1883¶Fly leaf inscribed 'G. G. McCrae private copy 1884'
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by Sir William Dixson, 1952
Administrative / Biographical history
George Gordon McCrae came to Melbourne from Scotland in 1841 and was one of the leading Victorian literary men of the day. He wrote several long poems, including this one which was never published in book form although it appeared in the Melbourne Review 1883 and an extract was included in 'The Fleet and Convoy and other Verses', Meburne. 1915
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Call Numbers
DLMSQ 343
Record Identifier
16AJ6Ngn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/16AJ6Ngn
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Reference code
946081
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