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Hail and Farewell! An evocation of Gippsland

Hail and Farewell! An evocation of Gippsland  non-fiction, 1971

Written by Chester Eagle
Edited by Bridget Everett
Design by Derrick Stone and then John Sayers
Cover art by David Armfield
First published 1971 by William Heinemann, Australia
Circa 104,000 words
Number of copies unknown
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover Hail and Farewell!
> PDF Book Hail and Farewell!
> PDF Manuscript Hail and Farewell!


Nightingale

Who could love the nightingale?  novel, 1973

Written by Chester Eagle
Edited by Hilary McPhee, of William Heinemann, Australia
Designed by Wren Publishing, Melbourne
First published 1973 by Wren Publishing
Circa 146,000 words
3,036 copies printed
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover Who could love the nightingale?
> PDF Book Who could love the nightingale?
> PDF Manuscript Who could love the nightingale?


Four faces, wobbly mirror

Four faces, wobbly mirror  novel, 1976

Written by Chester Eagle
Cover designed by Vane Lindesay
First published 1976 by Wren Publishing, Melbourne
Circa 104,000 words
2,090 copies printed
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover Four faces, wobbly mirror
> PDF Book Four faces, wobbly mirror
> PDF Manuscript Four faces, wobbly mirror

At the window

At the window  novella, 1984

Written by Chester Eagle
Edited by Hilary McPhee
Designed by Diana Gribble
Cover photo by David Bradley
First published 1984 by McPhee Gribble, Fitzroy
Circa 38,400 words.
3,950 copies printed.
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover At the window
> PDF Book At the window
> PDF Manuscript At the window

The garden gate

The garden gate  novel, 1984

Written by Chester Eagle
Cover designed by Vane Lindesay
First published by Trojan Press, 1984
Circa 181,700 words.
2,000 copies printed
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover The garden gate
> PDF Book The garden gate
> PDF Manuscript The garden gate

Mapping the paddocks

Mapping the paddocks  non-fiction, 1985

Written by Chester Eagle
Edited by Hilary McPhee
Designed by Diana Gribble
First published 1985 by McPhee Gribble, Fitzroy
Circa 47,000 words
First edition 5,000 copies; reprinted 1986, quantity unknown
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover Mapping The Paddocks
> PDF Book Mapping The Paddocks
> PDF Manuscript Mapping The Paddocks

Play together, dark blue twenty

Play together, dark blue twenty  non-fiction, 1986

Written by Chester Eagle
Designed by Diana Gribble, with cover incorporating a photo of School House, 1951, several times repeated
First published 1986 by McPhee Gribble, Fitzroy
Circa 47,300 words
3,000 copies printed.
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover Play together, dark blue twenty
> PDF Book Play together, dark blue twenty
> PDF Manuscript Play together, dark blue twenty

House of trees

House of trees  reissue of Hail and Farewell! 1987

As for the earlier book, with cover designed by Diana Gribble and new cover art from the painting ‘Baldhead Doric’ by David Armfield
First published under this title 1987
Text is unchanged from Hail & Farewell!
3,600 copies printed.
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press


Victoria Challis

Victoria Challis  novel, 1991

Written by Chester Eagle
Edited by Nikki Christer
Cover painting ‘Two women (black dress) 1989 by Vicki Varvaressos, courtesy of the artist and Niagara Galleries, Richmond
First published 1991 by Harper Collins, Sydney
Circa 58,400 words
2,898 copies printed
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover Victoria Challis
> PDF Book Victoria Challis
> PDF Manuscript Victoria Challis

House of music

House of music  stories, 1996

Written by Chester Eagle
Cover designed by Vane Lindesay
DTP by Chris Giacomi.
First published 1996 by Trojan Press
Circa 54,200 words
First edition 1,000 copies
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover House of music
> PDF Book House of music
> PDF Manuscript House of music

Wainwrights’ mountain

Wainwrights’ mountain  novel, 1997

Written by Chester Eagle
Cover designed by Vane Lindesay
DTP by Chris Giacomi
First published 1997 by Trojan Press
Circa 136,800 words
First edition 200 copies
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover Wainwrights’ mountain
> PDF Book Wainwrights’ mountain
> PDF Manuscript Wainwrights’ mountain

Waking into dream

Waking into dream  novel, 1998

Written by Chester Eagle
Cover designed by Vane Lindesay
DTP by Chris Giacomi
Cover painting ‘Six and forty’ by Vicki Varvaressos, courtesy of the artist and Niagara Galleries, Richmond
First published 1998 by Trojan Press
Circa 60,600 words.
First edition 200 copies
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover Waking into dream
> PDF Book Waking into dream
> PDF Manuscript Waking into dream

didgeridoo

didgeridoo  stories, 1999

Written by Chester Eagle
Designed by Vane Lindesay
DTP by Chris Giacomi
Assistance with the project kindly given by the History Department of the University of Melbourne
First published 1999 by Trojan Press
Circa 140,700 words
First edition 200 copies
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover didgeridoo
> PDF Book didgeridoo
> PDF Manuscript didgeridoo

Janus

Janus  travel pieces, 2001

Written by Chester Eagle
Designed by Vane Lindesay
DTP by Chris Giacomi
First published 2001 by Trojan Press
Circa 36,200 words
First edition 200 copies
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover Janus
> PDF Book Janus
> PDF Manuscript Janus

The Centre & other essays

The Centre and other essays  essays, 2002

Written by Chester Eagle
Designed by Vane Lindesay
DTP by Chris Giacomi.
First published 2002 by Trojan Press
Circa 28,000 words
First edition 200 copies
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover The Centre and other essays
> PDF Book The Centre and other essays
> PDF Manuscript The Centre and other essays

Love in the Age of Wings & other operas

Love in the Age of Wings and other operas  librettos, 2003

Written by Chester Eagle
Designed by Vane Lindesay
DTP by Chris Giacomi
Various other acknowledgements given in the Introduction
First published 2003 by Trojan Press
Circa 77,000 words
First edition 187 copies
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover Love in the Age of Wings and other operas
> PDF Book Love in the Age of Wings and other operas
> PDF Manuscript Love in the Age of Wings and other operas


Melba

Melba: an Australian city  essays, 2004

Written by Chester Eagle
Designed by Vane Lindesay
DTP by Chris Giacomi
First published 2004 by Trojan Press
Circa 54,600 words
First edition 200 copies
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover Melba: an Australian city
> PDF Book Melba: an Australian city
> PDF Manuscript Melba: an Australian city

The Wainwright Operas

The Wainwright Operas  librettos, 2005

Fourteen opera librettos, with introduction and production notes
Written by Chester Eagle
Designed by Vane Lindesay
DTP by Karen Wilson.
First published 2005 by Trojan Press
Circa 105,500 words.
First edition 124 copies
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover The Wainwright Operas
> PDF Book The Wainwright Operas
> PDF Manuscript The Wainwright Operas

Oztralia

Oztralia  essays, 2005

Written by Chester Eagle
Designed by Vane Lindesay
DTP by Karen Wilson.
First published 2005 by Trojan Press
Circa 41,700 words
First edition 200 copies
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover Oztralia
> PDF Book Oztralia
> PDF Manuscript Oztralia


 

Cloud of knowing  novel, 2006

Written by Chester Eagle 1997
Designed by Vane Lindesay
DTP by Karen Wilson
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press
Circa 78,000 words

Downloads
> PDF Cover Cloud of knowing
> PDF Book Cloud of knowing
> PDF Manuscript Cloud of knowing

Benedictus

Benedictus  essays, 2006

Written by Chester Eagle 2005 - 2006
Designed by Vane Lindesay
DTP by Karen Wilson
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press
Circa 29,500 words

Downloads
> PDF Cover Benedictus
> PDF Book Benedictus
> PDF Manuscript Benedictus

Central Station Sydney

Central Station Sydney  librettos, 2006

Written by Chester Eagle
Cover design by Vane Lindesay
DTP work by Chris Giacomi and Karen Wilson
Circa 46,000 words
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover Central Station Sydney
> PDF Book Central Station Sydney
> PDF Manuscript Central Station Sydney


 

O Vos Omnes  libretto, 2007

Written by Chester Eagle
Electronic publication 2007 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover O vos omnes
> PDF Book O vos omnes
> PDF Manuscript O vos omnes

The Sun King

The Sun King and other operas   librettos, 2007

Written by Chester Eagle
Cover design by Vane Lindesay
DTP work by Karen Wilson
Circa 54,000 words
Electronic publication 2007 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover The Sun King and other operas
> PDF Book The Sun King and other operas
> PDF Manuscript The Sun King and other operas

OUR MINI–MAGS

Escape

Escape  story, 2004

Written by Chester Eagle
Designed by Vane Lindesay
DTP by Chris Giacomi
First published 2004 as a mini-mag by Trojan Press in conjunction with Avant Card free postcards, Sydney
Ten thousand copies; circa 9,500 distributed by Avant Card, circa 500 by the author
Circa 5,500 words
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover Escape
> PDF Book Escape
> PDF Manuscript Escape

Hallucination before departure

Hallucination before departure  memoir, 2006

Written by Chester Eagle, incorporating what is almost certainly the last story written by Alan Marshall
Designed by Vane Lindesay
DTP by Karen Wilson
Cover painting is ‘Homage to Henri’ (Rousseau), 1991, by Geo. W. Bell
Cover photo by Rodney Manning
First published 2006 as a mini-mag by Trojan Press in conjunction with Avant Card free postcards, Sydney
Ten thousand copies; 9,500 distributed by Avant Card, 500 by the author
Circa 4,060 words
Electronic publication 2006 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover Hallucination before departure
> PDF Book Hallucination before departure
> PDF Manuscript Hallucination before departure


Mozart

Mozart  memoir, 2007

Written by Chester Eagle
Design by Vane Lindesay, cover image by Rodney Manning, 2005
DTP work by Chris Giacomi and Karen Wilson
Circa 4,200 words
Electronic publication by Trojan Press, 2007
9,500 print copies distributed by Avant Card free postcards 2007, and another 500 by the author.

Downloads
> PDF Cover Mozart
> PDF Book Mozart
> PDF Manuscript Mozart


Travers

Travers  memoir, 2007

Written by Chester Eagle
Design by Vane Lindesay, cover image by Rodney Manning, 2007
DTP work by Karen Wilson
Circa 4,000 words
Electronic publication by Trojan Press, 2007
9,500 print copies distributed by Avant Card free postcards 2008, and another 500 by the author.

Downloads
> PDF Cover Travers
> PDF Book Travers
> PDF Manuscript Travers


So bitter was my heart

So bitter was my heart  memoir, 2008

Written by Chester Eagle
Design by Vane Lindesay, cover image by Rodney Manning 2008
DTP by Karen Wilson
Circa 7800 words
Electronic publication 2008 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover So bitter was my heart
> PDF Book So bitter was my heart
> PDF Manuscript So bitter was my heart


Keep going

Keep going!  memoir, 2008

Written by Chester Eagle
Design by Vane Lindesay, cover image by Rodney Manning 2008
DTP by Karen Wilson
Circa 4000 words
Electronic publication 2008 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover Keep going!
> PDF Book Keep going!
> PDF Manuscript Keep going!


Who?

Who?  memoir, 2008

Written by Chester Eagle
Design by Vane Lindesay, cover image by Rodney Manning, 2008
DTP work by Karen Wilson
Circa 3,120 words
Electronic publication by Trojan Press, 2008

Downloads
> PDF Cover Who?
> PDF Book Who?
> PDF Manuscript Who?


At Baldy's feet

At Baldy's feet  memoir, 2008

Written by Chester Eagle
Design by Vane Lindesay, cover image by Rodney Manning 2008
DTP by Karen Wilson
Circa 3600 words
Electronic publication 2008 by Trojan Press

Downloads
> PDF Cover At Baldy's feet
> PDF Book At Baldy's feet
> PDF Manuscript At Baldy's feet


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