The Golden Shanty (short story)

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"The Golden Shanty"
Short story by Edward Dyson
Country Australia
LanguageEnglish
Publication
Published in The Bulletin
Publication type Periodical
Media typePrint
Publication date24 December 1887

"The Golden Shanty" is a humorous short story by Australian writer Edward Dyson. It was first published in the 24 December 1887 issue of The Bulletin , [1] and later included in the author's short story collection, Below and On Top , and in many short story anthologies. [2] It was originally published under the title "The Profitable Pub". It is also known by the title "A Golden Shanty". [2]

Contents

Plot summary

The Shamrock Hotel stands on an abandoned goldfield near Ballarat in Victoria. It is owned by Irish-Australian publication Michael Doyle. After some local Chinese fossickers offer him £50 for the building, which he accepts, Doyle discovers that the hotel is made from high-yielding, gold-bearing clay bricks.

Further publications

The story was also reprinted in a number of Australian newspapers.

Critical reception

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References

  1. ""A Profitable Pub" by Edward Dyson". The Bulletin, 24 December 1887, pp5-6. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Austlit — "The Golden Shanty" by Edward Dyson". Austlit. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  3. "A Golden Shanty: Australian Stories and Sketches in Prose and Verse (Bulletin)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  4. ""A Profitable Pub" by Edward Dyson". The Bulletin, 1 February 1950, pp18-20. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  5. The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature edited by Wilde, Hooton and Andrews, 2nd edition, p300