'Reading this was for me a revelation. The text of the stories as first printed in newspapers has been restored. '[T]he accretions, intentions and sequencing of the 1896 book' are stripped away 'rather than treating them as the inevitable climax of a literary revolution'. The changes to the text over the years are charted, and the reader is directed to the University of Sydney's e-scholarship website or to the State Library of New South Wales' website, where digitised images of the printer's copy with its various changes, deletions, and additions may be scrutinised.' -- Paul Brunton * Australian Book Review * 'Eggert reveals in fascinating detail the editing, design and production of While the Billy Boils and captures the personality of visionary publisher and canny businessman George Robertson, whose saturation publicity campaign resulted in more than 250 reviews, including a significant number in Britain.' -- Craig Munro * Spectrum *