The Vagabond papers / John Stanley James ; edited and introduced by Michael Cannon ; with new contri...
The Vagabond papers / John Stanley James ; edited and introduced by Michael Cannon ; with new contri...
The Vagabond papers / John Stanley James ; edited and introduced by Michael Cannon ; with new contributions from Robert G. Flippen and Willa McDonald.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Clayton, Victoria Monash University Publishing, [2016].
Call Numbers
H 2016/3531
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
liv, 278 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
pt. ONE DOWN AND OUT -- 1.A Morning at the Hospital -- 2.The Outcasts of Melbourne -- 3.A Night in the Model Lodging-House -- 4.Sydney Common Lodging Houses -- 5.The Waifs and Strays of Sydney -- 6.Sixpenny Restaurants -- 7.Pauper Funerals -- pt. TWO LIFE IN PRISON -- 8.Six Hours in a Dark Cell -- 9...
Publication information
Publisher
Clayton, Victoria Monash University Publishing, [2016].
Edition
Expanded edition.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
[2016].
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Includes 'The Vagabond in Virginia' by Robert G. Flippen and 'The Vagabond in New Caledonia' by Willa McDonald.
Australian life has never had a chronicler quite like the Vagabond. Renowned as journalist and 'eminently unconventional character', he suffered extremes of poverty and prosperity. These enabled him to record first-hand experiences revealing the degradation of life in the festering slums of the Victorian era. They also enabled him to write convinci...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The Vagabond papers / John Stanley James ; edited and introduced by Michael Cannon ; with new contributions from Robert G. Flippen and Willa McDonald.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
('The Vagabond', 'Julian Thomas').
Includes 'The Vagabond in Virginia' by Robert G. Flippen and 'The Vagabond in New Caledonia' by Willa McDonald.
Contains biographical information.
First published in 5 vols by George Robertson 1877-78.
Published in association with the State Library of Victoria.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience note
Tertiary/Undergraduate.
General.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2016
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2016/3531
Record Identifier
74VKVveyZbwX
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVveyZbwX
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ISBN
9781922235985 :
DDC
994.03
MMS ID
991024040419302626
