Category: Writings
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Strange Birds Look “In By”
Three strangers arrive at the door by car looking for Barrowsgate. It turns out that they are looking for tips for how to make a career from writing.
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Pleasure at the Double
Barrowsgate advises his city friends to take it easy and enjoy the countryside at a slower pace.
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Saxpence Worth o’ Sensation
Barrowsgate and Wardie go into town. Seeing a sixpence on the tram tracks, Wardie gets his nose out of joint.
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Some Celebrate, Some Suffer
Mistress Barrowsgate lets her hair down for the Coronation of George VI. Context: The coronation of George VI and his wife, Elizabeth, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on Wednesday 12 May 1937. George VI ascended the throne upon the unexpected abdication of his brother, Edward VIII,…
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Concernin’ Grey Maitter
A mishap turns into an argument with Mistress B and Barrowsgate ill-advisedly suggests that “weemin hinna the wit tae ken they hae a wint”.
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“Jeems”, Author an’ Concoctionist
Barrowsgate tries to make rhubard roly-poly but it doesn’t seem to fit in the oven.
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A Fishing Trip in South Australia
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This is a straightforward, apparently factual account of a family holiday around 1923/4 from Adelaide to Cape Jervis. Jim, Janet and the two boys set off from Adelaide in a motor car, towing a boat, packed with camping equipment behind them. The story describes the journey there and how they caught different types of fish,…
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Command performance
Some hikers arrive at the door wanting a loan of a teapot. A little later, they’re back asking why it takes so long to pour. When Barrowsgate suggests that there’s probably just a small frog inside, they all run a mile.