The lagoon, and other stories / Janet Frame ; illustrations by Karin van Roosmalen.

First published in 1951 ... this illustrated edition has been published to mark the fortieth anniversary of its first publication"--Jacket.

The lagoon -- The secret -- Keel and kool -- The bedjacket -- My cousins -- who could eat cooked turnips -- Dossy -- Swans -- The day of the sheep -- Child -- Spirit -- Snap-dragons -- My father<U+2019>s best suit -- A beautiful nature -- On the car -- Tiger, tiger -- Jan Godfrey -- Summer -- Miss Gibson -- and the lumber-room -- A note on the Russian war -- The birds began to sing -- The pictures -- Treasure -- The park -- My last story.

The lagoon -- The secret -- Keel and kool -- The bedjacket -- My cousins -- who could eat cooked turnips -- Dossy -- Swans -- The day of the sheep -- Child -- Spirit -- Snap-dragons -- My father's best suit -- A beautiful nature -- On the car -- Tiger, tiger -- Jan Godfrey -- Summer -- Miss Gibson -- and the lumber-room -- A note on the Russian war -- The birds began to sing -- The pictures -- Treasure -- The park -- My last story.