• Title
  Published volume of sonnets by Charles Harpur, with notes by Henry Parkes, 1845, 1865, 1895
• Creator
  Henry Parkes, Sir, 1815-1896
• Call number
  C 378
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  1845; 1865; 1895
• Type of material
  Textual Records
• Reference code
  449060
• Issue Copy
  Microfilm : CY 4869, frames 1-32
  
• Physical Description
  0.01 metres of textual material (1 volume) - manuscript and printed, with manuscript annotations
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Charles Harpur, born in Windsor N.S.W. in 1813, is regarded as an important colonial poet. His works are a celebration of the Australian landscape and Aborigines, women and provide important insights into contemporary attitudes towards national identity, Aborigines, women, education, religion, and love. -Reference: The Australian Encyclopedia. Volume IV / The Grolier Society.1965
• Scope and Content
  1845-1895; Clarinda Parkes: Inscribed presentation copy of `Thoughts: A series of sonnets' (1845) by Charles Harpur received from the author. (Call No.: C 378)
  1845-1895; Sir Alfred Stephens: Inscribed presentation copy of `Tower of the dream' (1865) by Charles Harpur received from the author. (Call No.: C 378)
• Signatures / Inscriptions
  
  D.S. Mitchell signature
  Front pages of bound volume have dedicated notes by Sir Henry Parkes.
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Harpur, Charles, 1813-1868
  
• Name
  Stephen, Alfred, Sir, 1802-1894
  
• Subject
  Australian poetry.
  David Scott Mitchell Collection.
  Parkes, Clarinda, Lady, 1813-1888
  Poets, Australian--19th century.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE9156000

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