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England. To continue the list of living writers would, however, be invidious. Our 

 efforts at the formation of an Australian literature, so far, have been tentative, and 

 our performance up to the present, 

 it may be said with all respect, has 

 not been commensurate with our promise. 

 The reasons for this have already been 

 indicated. A great deal of effort has 

 been put forth in the name of Aus- 

 tralian literature, partly by local writers, 

 but still more by casual visitors, which 





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