Afterword by John Rickard
Owls Do Cry
Janet Frame
Introduced by Margaret Drabble
In the Memorial Room
Janet Frame
Introduced by Simon Van Booy
My Brilliant Career
Miles Franklin
Introduced by Jennifer Byrne
Such Is Life
Joseph Furphy
Introduced by David Malouf
Romulus, My Father
Raimond Gaita
Introduced by Anne Manne
The Fringe Dwellers
Nene Gare
Introduced by Melissa Lucashenko
Cosmo Cosmolino
Helen Garner
Introduced by Ramona Koval
The Last Days of Chez Nous
& Two Friends
Helen Garner
Afterword by Laura Jones
Honour & Other People’s Children
Helen Garner
Introduced by Michael Sala
Wish
Peter Goldsworthy
Introduced by James Bradley
Dark Places
Kate Grenville
Introduced by Louise Adler
The Idea of Perfection
Kate Grenville
Introduced by Neil Armfield
I Saw a Strange Land
Arthur Groom
Introduced by Robyn Davidson
Mystery Spinner
Gideon Haigh
Introduced by Russell Jackson
The Quiet Earth
Craig Harrison
Introduced by Bernard Beckett
Down in the City
Elizabeth Harrower
Introduced by Delia Falconer
The Long Prospect
Elizabeth Harrower
Introduced by Fiona McGregor
The Catherine Wheel
Elizabeth Harrower
Introduced by Ramona Koval
The Watch Tower
Elizabeth Harrower
Introduced by Joan London
Out of the Line of Fire
Mark Henshaw
Introduced by Stephen Romei
The Long Green Shore
John Hepworth
Introduced by Lloyd Jones
Blue Skies
Helen Hodgman
Introduced by Danielle Wood
Dog Boy
Eva Hornung
Introduced by Yann Martel
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
Fergus Hume
Introduced by Simon Caterson
Madame Midas
Fergus Hume
Introduced by Clare Wright
Carry Me Down
M. J. Hyland
Afterword by J. M. Coetzee
The Chantic Bird
David Ireland
Introduced by Geordie Williamson
The Unknown Industrial Prisoner
David Ireland
Introduced by Peter Pierce
The Glass Canoe
David Ireland
Introduced by Nicolas Rothwell
A Woman of the Future
David Ireland
Introduced by Kate Jennings
Eat Me
Linda Jaivin
Introduced by Krissy Kneen
Moral Hazard
Kate Jennings
Introduced by Gideon Haigh
Julia Paradise
Rod Jones
Introduced by Emily Maguire
The Jerilderie Letter
Ned Kelly
Introduced by Alex McDermott
Bring Larks and Heroes
Thomas Keneally
Introduced by Geordie Williamson
Came Back to Show You I Could Fly
Robin Klein
Introduced by Simmone Howell
All in the Blue Unclouded Weather
Robin Klein
Introduced by Amie Kaufman
Dresses of Red and Gold
Robin Klein
Introduced by Fiona Wood
The Sky in Silver Lace
Robin Klein
Introduced by Alice Pung
Strine
Afferbeck Lauder
Introduced by John Clarke
Kangaroo
D. H. Lawrence
Introduced by Nicolas Rothwell
The Young Desire It
Kenneth Mackenzie
Introduced by David Malouf
The Refuge
Kenneth Mackenzie
Introduced by Nicolas Rothwell
Stiff
Shane Maloney
Introduced by Lindsay Tanner
The Brush-Off
Shane Maloney
Introduced by Michael Robotham
The Middle Parts of Fortune
Frederic Manning
Introduced by Simon Caterson
Selected Stories
Katherine Mansfield
Introduced by Emily Perkins
Whispering in the Wind
Alan Marshall
Introduced by Shane Maloney
The Home Girls
Olga Masters
Introduced by Geordie Williamson
Amy’s Children
Olga Masters
Introduced by Eva Hornung
The Scarecrow
Ronald Hugh Morrieson
Introduced by Craig Sherborne
The Dig Tree
Sarah Murgatroyd
Introduced by Geoffrey Blainey
A Lifetime on Clouds
Gerald Murnane
Introduced by Andy Griffiths
The Plains
Gerald Murnane
Introduced by Wayne Macauley
The Odd Angry Shot
William Nagle
Introduced by Paul Ham
Life and Adventures 1776–1801
John Nicol
Introduced by Tim Flannery
Death in Brunswick
Boyd Oxlade
Introduced by Shane Maloney
Swords and Crowns and Rings
Ruth Park
Introduced by Alice Pung
The Watcher in the Garden
Joan Phipson
Introduced by Margo Lanagan
Maurice Guest
Henry Handel Richardson
Introduced by Carmen Callil
The Getting of Wisdom
Henry Handel Richardson
Introduced by Germaine Greer
The Fortunes of Richard Mahony
Henry Handel Richardson
Introduced by Peter Craven
The Delinquents
Criena Rohan
Introduced by Nick Earls
Rose Boys
Peter Rose
Introduced by Brian Matthews
Fear Drive My Feet
Peter Ryan
Introduced by Peter Pierce
Australia in Arms
Phillip Schuler
Introduced by Paul Ham
Hills End
Ivan Southall
Introduced by James Moloney
Ash Road
Ivan Southall
Introduced by Maurice Saxby
To the Wild Sky
Ivan Southall
Introduced by Kirsty Murray
Lillipilly Hill
Eleanor Spence
Introduced by Ursula Dubosarsky
The Beauties and Furies
Christina Stead
Introduced by Margaret Harris
A Little Tea, a Little Chat
Christina Stead
Introduced by David Malouf
The Puzzleheaded Girl
Christina Stead
Introduced by Fiona Wright
The Little Hotel
Christina Stead
Introduced by Lisa Gorton
The Women in Black
Madeleine St John
Introduced by Bruce Beresford
The Essence of the Thing
Madeleine St John
Introduced by Helen Trinca
A Stairway to Paradise
Madeleine St John
Introduced by Toni Jordan
A Pure Clear Light
Madeleine St John
Introduced by Rosalie Ham
Jonah
Louis Stone
Introduced by Frank Moorhouse
To the Islands
Randolph Stow
Introduced by Bernadette Brennan
Tourmaline
Randolph Stow
Introduced by Gabrielle Carey
Visitants
Randolph Stow
Introduced by Drusilla Modjeska
The Girl Green as Elderflower
Randolph Stow
Introduced by Kerryn Goldsworthy
The Suburbs of Hell
Randolph Stow
Afterword by Michelle de Kretser
Me and Mr Booker
Cory Taylor
Introduced by Benjamin Law
An Iron Rose
Peter Temple
Introduced by Les Carlyon
1788
Watkin Tench
Introduced by Tim Flannery
The House that Was Eureka
Nadia Wheatley
Introduced by Toni Jordan
Happy Valley
Patrick White
Introduced by Peter Craven
Tobruk 1941
Chester Wilmot
Introduced by Peter Cochrane
The Visit
Amy Witting
Introduced by Susan Johnson
I for Isobel
Amy Witting
Introduced by Charlotte Wood
A Change in the Lighting
Amy Witting
Introduced by Ashley Hay
Isobel on the Way to the Corner Shop
Amy Witting
Introduced by Maria Takolander
Selected Stories
Amy Witting
Introduced by Melanie Joosten
I Own the Racecourse!
Patricia Wrightson
Introduced by Kate Constable
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