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Walker, William Sylvester (1846 - 1926)

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Born
1846
Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Died
1926
Alternative Names
  • Coo-ee (pseudonym)

Summary

Walker was born in Heidelberg, Melbourne, a nephew of the popular novelist 'Rolf Boldrewood' who disapproved of Walker's literary writings. He worked on stations and as a miner, travelling to New Zealand and then to South Africa, finally settling in Devon, England. Walker wrote under the pseudonym 'Coo-ee', publishing an early collection of stories, When the Mopoke Calls, with the English publisher John Long in 1898. He wrote seven novels, a number of which had Australian settings and themes.

Published resources

Books

  • Walker, William Sylvester, When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, 242 pp. Details
  • Walker, William Sylvester, From the land of the Wombat, John Long, London, 1899, 220 pp. Details
  • Walker, William Sylvester, Native Born : A Novel, John Long, London, 1900, 306 pp. Details
  • Walker, William Sylvester, Virgin Gold : a story of adventure, John Long, London, 1901, 315 pp. Details
  • Walker, William Sylvester, What lay beneath : a story of the Queensland bush, George Bell & Sons, London, 1909, 301 pp. Details

Short Stories

  • Walker, William S., 'A Ghost of the Australian Interior', in When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, pp. 151-158. Details
  • Walker, William S., 'Round the World Lang Syne', in When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, pp. 1-10. Details
  • Walker, William S., 'That Jackeroo', in When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, pp. 11-22. Details
  • Walker, William S., 'A Legend of Haunted Gully', in When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, pp. 23-32. Details
  • Walker, William S., 'Nuggety Bend', in When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, pp. 33-42. Details
  • Walker, William S., 'Dick's Christmas Box', in When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, pp. 43-50. Details
  • Walker, William S., 'Fighting the Flood', in When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, pp. 51-74. Details
  • Walker, William S., 'How Miles Helped to Catch the Bushranger', in When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, pp. 75-84. Details
  • Walker, William S., 'The Evil of Yelcomorn Creek', in When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, pp. 85-102. Details
  • Walker, William S., ''Midnight'', in When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, pp. 103-114. Details
  • Walker, William S., 'Dozy Kate', in When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, pp. 115-126. Details
  • Walker, William S., ''Hutkeeper'', in When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, pp. 137-150. Details
  • Walker, William S., 'Pompey', in When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, pp. 159-164. Details
  • Walker, William S., ''Walbunging'', in When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, pp. 165-174. Details
  • Walker, William S., ''Whalebone'', in When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, pp. 175-182. Details
  • Walker, William S., 'Bloggins' Christening', in When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, pp. 183-192. Details
  • Walker, William S., 'Old-Time Australia', in When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, pp. 193-200. Details
  • Walker, William S., 'Flourbag', in When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, pp. 201-206. Details
  • Walker, William S., 'The Light Beyond the River', in When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, pp. 207-218. Details
  • Walker, William S., 'The Retribution of Menildaree', in When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, pp. 219-240. Details
  • Walker, William S., 'L'Envoi', in When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, pp. 241-242. Details
  • Walker, William S., 'Our Chinaman', in When the Mopoke Calls, J. Long, London, 1898, pp. 127-136. Details

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Created: 19 July 2007, Last modified: 10 June 2015