Work on paper (item) - Poem, The Bookshop

Historical information

A piece of poesy in Quinn's own lyrical style expressing his feeling from within Tyrell's bookshop Sydney c. 1940. His final published work on the same subject varies with this version.

Significance

Another version of Roderic Quinn's poetry written to eulogise Tyrell's Bookshop in Sydney. While differing from the final published work this contributes to the ability of researchers to study the poet's development of this theme. Quinn is an important Australian poet. He also regularly wrote short stories for the Bulletin.

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