Book description

Almanacs are compilations of "useful information", typically published yearly. In the nineteenth century they included guides to everything from local shops to government regulations and postal and telegraph services. They are a valuable resource for family and local historians, as well as for broader social history. Many Australian almanacs also contained original fiction and poetry, and are a largely unexplored territory for literary studies.

This book provides a descriptive listing, with publishing histories and content summaries, of the more than 400 almanac titles published in Australia up to 1930.

About the Author

Tracey Caulfield is currently completing her Ph.D. at Monash University. Her dissertation is a bibliography of the Australian novelist Henry Handel Richardson.

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