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Book Synopsis Australian Bush Classics by : Reginald Murray Williams
Download or read book Australian Bush Classics written by Reginald Murray Williams and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-26 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australian bush poetry
Book Synopsis A Voice From the Australian Bush (Classic Reprint) by : Robert Bruce
Download or read book A Voice From the Australian Bush (Classic Reprint) written by Robert Bruce and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Voice From the Australian Bush Having, at different times of my life, so far forgotten myself as to perpetrate rhymes on various subjects, I like others afflicted with the same incurable malady, became desirous that I should not be the only sufferer, so, inflicted a small edition on my friends, the people of South Australia; and the critics of the said Province having been very merciful, (i was going to say just and merciful) and the public most easy to please, why, the book sold, and I (being reinforced by a friend who understands punctuation, and is a severe, though kindly critic) furbished up some of the old poems, and made some new ones, and I now offer the same to be properly cut up by the critics, if it will give them any satisfaction to do so and, thereafter to be perused with all sorts of sensations, by more unsophisticated readers who desire to see things described as they are, and to understand what they read. As what is pleasant and nutritious pabulum to one, is poison to another, I have ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous, so as to have a plum for all who investigate my pudding. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis The Best Australian Bush Stories by : Jim Haynes
Download or read book The Best Australian Bush Stories written by Jim Haynes and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories that take us from the Mallee to the back of Bourke and beyond . an indispensable collection about the enduring appeal of the Australian bush.
Book Synopsis Australian Classics by : Jane Gleeson-White
Download or read book Australian Classics written by Jane Gleeson-White and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the classic works of Australian literature? And what can they tell us about ourselves and the land we live in? Providing a selected overview of Australia's greatest literature, Australian Classics is an accessible companion to our literature and a story of writing in Australia from the nineteenth century to the present. Australian Class...
Download or read book Bush Studies written by Barbara Baynton and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-22 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bush Studies is a short story collection by Barbara Baynton that presents Australian bush life in the early colonial period as dangerous and isolating for women. Baynton's short stories and novels were noted at the time of their publication, and since, for their grim realism and depiction of female suffering. Excerpt: "A swirl of wet leaves from the night-hidden trees decorating the little station beat against the closed doors of the carriages. The porter hurried along holding his blear-eyed lantern to the different windows and calling the name of the township in a language peculiar to porters. There was only one ticket to collect."
Book Synopsis Under the Street Lamp: Vignettes of Australian Bush Life by : Jonathan Hawke
Download or read book Under the Street Lamp: Vignettes of Australian Bush Life written by Jonathan Hawke and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Paving the Way written by Simpson Newland and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-03 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Paving the Way: A Romance of the Australian Bush As, in a work on Australian pioneer life such as this purports to be, it might be difficult to present bare facts in an acceptable form to the general public, my object has been to blend truth and fiction in a connected narrative. That it partakes largely of a romance is certain, but the incidents, though so romantic, are mainly authentic; for these lives have been lived and these deaths have been died. It is not alone on the familiar ground of the Old World that heroic deeds have been performed or suffering nobly endured. To particularise too closely would not add interest to the story for the public, though it might in the opinion of those acquainted with many of the occurrences alluded to or more or less related. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Under the Street Lamp by : Jonathan Hawke
Download or read book Under the Street Lamp written by Jonathan Hawke and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-13 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Under the Street Lamp: Vignettes of Australian Bush Life Much of the literature dealing with Australian bush life has represented, and for the most part, faithfully, the rougher, and it may be said the coarser and lower, elements in the charac ter of the back-blocks worker. But every one who knows the true Australian bushman knows that he has another side. Against the almost universal indulgence in drink, gambling, profanity, and general rowdyism, must be placed many noble characteristics. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis An Australian Bush Track (Classic Reprint) by : J. David Hennessey
Download or read book An Australian Bush Track (Classic Reprint) written by J. David Hennessey and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-12 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Australian Bush Track "Mr. J. D. Hennessey, already favourably known to the reading public by his first work of fiction, 'The Dis-Honourable, ' to the conspicuous merit of which attention was called in these columns at the time of its appearance, has just produced a second novel of great ability, under the title 'Wynnum.' . . .We cordially recommend the story for general perusal." Daily Telegraph. "Mr. Hennessey has given us here a tale of the romantic kind. What does the reader say to a treasure coming down from the Great Plague year, found in a furniture shop, and finding its way into the hands of the owner's lineal descendant, who is half-sister to a villainous moneylender? And there are more marvels than these, strange workings of poetical justice, and so forth. 'Wynnum' is a very readable book." - The Spectator. " 'Wynnum' is well told. and possessing an imaginative view that should help its author to do still better work." - The Standard. "Those who are attracted by plenty of incident may find interest in the adventures which the hero - the son of a second-hand furniture dealer - is involved in by the discovery in the old house, which his father has deserted on his retreat to Australia from his creditors, of a collection of pictures and a mysterious chest of jewels." The Athenaeum. "In his new story, 'Wynnum, ' Mr. Hennessey has forsaken his familiar Australian trail, and has laid his plot in London. Wherever he may place his scenes, we are sure with him to get an exciting story. He is fond of invoking the powers of nature. In 'The Dis-Honourable' a terrific flood played a large part in working out the destiny of the hero; in 'Wynnum' not only the minor aid of a fire is called in, but the Great Plague of London is impressed into the author's service. - The Literary World. "It might almost seem as if the resources of fiction with regard to hidden treasure must be exhausted, but readers of 'Wynnum, ' by J.D. Hennessey, will find that ingenuity may yet be rewarded. Treasures concealed behind ancient pictures and tapestry are common enough, but jewels enwrapped and guarded by plague-infected garments are a novelty. What tragic and beneficent results accompany the treasure trove may be pleasantly learnt from the story itself." - Manchester Guardian. "The book is well written, and the incident is skilfully woven together. The interest is sustained throughout, and the writer understands the secret of suppressing his own personality." - Glasgow Herald. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis THE RM WILLIAMS COLLECTION OF AUSTRALIAN BUSH CLASSICS. by : Reginald Murray Williams
Download or read book THE RM WILLIAMS COLLECTION OF AUSTRALIAN BUSH CLASSICS. written by Reginald Murray Williams and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Tales for the Bush (Esprios Classics) by : Mary Theresa Vidal
Download or read book Tales for the Bush (Esprios Classics) written by Mary Theresa Vidal and published by Blurb. This book was released on 2021-07-02 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Theresa Vidal (née Johnson) (23 June 1815 - 19 November 1873) was a British-Australian writer described as Australia's first female novelist. In 1845, Vidal's first book, Tales for the Bush, was published in Sydney, apparently intended as an instructive work for her servants. Soon afterwards she returned with her husband to England. Ten other volumes of tales and novels were published between 1846 and 1866. She sometimes made use of her experiences in Australia, especially in Bengala, or Some Time Ago (1860). Some of these books ran into more than one edition. She died in 1873 and was survived by her husband, six sons (including George William Vidal) and a daughter.
Book Synopsis Australian Bush Ballads by : Douglas Stewart
Download or read book Australian Bush Ballads written by Douglas Stewart and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Australian Bush Ballads by : Douglas Stewart
Download or read book Australian Bush Ballads written by Douglas Stewart and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bush written by Don Watson and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2014-09-24 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most Australians live in cities and cling to the coastal fringe, yet our sense of what an Australian is – or should be – is drawn from the vast and varied inland called the bush. But what do we mean by 'the bush', and how has it shaped us? Starting with his forebears' battle to drive back nature and eke a living from the land, Don Watson explores the bush as it was and as it now is: the triumphs and the ruination, the commonplace and the bizarre, the stories we like to tell about ourselves and the national character, and those we don't. Via mountain ash and mallee, the birds and the beasts, slaughter, fire, flood and drought, swagmen, sheep and their shepherds, the strange and the familiar, the tragedies and the follies, the crimes and the myths and the hope – here is a journey that only our leading writer of non-fiction could take us on. At once magisterial in scope and alive with telling, wry detail, The Bush lets us see our landscape and its inhabitants afresh, examining what we have made, what we have destroyed, and what we have become in the process. No one who reads it will look at this country the same way again. 'Nothing he has written quite matches the wonders of The Bush . . . There is no dull page or even lifeless sentence between its covers and my urge is that if anyone wants a full blast of what Australia is, was, or might be, thrust The Bush into their hands. Watson seems to have been preparing to write it all his life, from when he was a small boy (born 1949) open to wonders on his family's Gippsland dairy farm . . . It's the unalloyed wonder of that small boy . . . that guides the reader most of all . . . a fountaining freshness of spirit that gives everything he sees and does the vivacity of being sighted for the first time.' Roger McDonald, The Age 'Flawlessly elegant writing . . . But this is excellent, hard-headed history, too . . . Utterly mesmerising and entrancing . . . A challenge to contemplate what it really is about this country that makes us who we think we are . . . A literary-historical odyssey.' Paul Daley, The Guardian (Australia) 'A loving rumination on Australia, the landmass, and those who live on it and from it . . . Watson refuses to be captured by easy categorisations or received opinion . . . The writing is crisp, witty and sardonic . . . Watson is an original, with an authentic, prophetic voice.' John Hirst, The Monthly 'An overwhelmingly affectionate portrait, one that's never sentimental or indulgently nostalgic, and one that defiantly resists lamentation . . . There is no doubt that The Bush stands with Bill Gammage's The Biggest Estate on Earth as one of the most important books published on the history of this country in recent years . . . The Bush is the crown in Watson's oeuvre, a magnificent, sprawling ode to the best in Australia, a challenge to us all to find new ways of loving the country.' The Saturday Paper 'Don Watson's magnificent, celebratory, contradictory study of the Australian bush will challenge the national imagination . . . An amiable, learned, playful and engrossing book . . . [A] great, succulent magic pudding of a book . . . Most of what we read is nothing like we would have expected . . . There is a sense that an amiable and eloquent uncle is telling us everything piquant he knows about theology and culture and land use and the beasts and flora and families of the bush.' Thomas Keneally, Weekend Australian 'The power of this book does come from the way Watson positions himself as both an insider and outsider to the Australian bush . . . A meditation on Australia itself through a reflection on the bush.' Frank Bongiorno, Australian Book Review 'A sprawling, fascinating book . . . Watson has pulled off a marvel, a book that educates and fascinates at the same time as it calls for action to preserve some things before they're lost. The best part, though, is his prose: bare and dry, with a dark sense of humour. A bit like the country he's describing.' Margot Lloyd, The Advertiser (Adelaide) 'Every now and again a book comes out that is so groundbreaking it causes you to think about a particular subject in a radically different light. Don Watson's The Bush: Travels in The Heart of Australia is one such work; a masterpiece of research, inquiry and poetry that challenges our basic assumptions of the Outback. Watson . . . has pulled off a dazzling achievement with The Bush, blending philosophy with science and storytelling . . . A beautifully written and thoughtful book.' Johanna Leggatt, Weekly Times 'Elegant, intricate, sprawling and sometimes harsh . . . [Watson] explores the bush with a mix of academic insight and campfire yarn . . . In a word: hypnotic.' Jeff Maynard, Herald Sun 'His romantic prose moves seamlessly through autobiographical tales to discuss the landscapes and histories that have shaped Australia.' National Geographic 'One of my favourite reads this year. What a writer he is . . . You find yourself sneaking off from others to be with it.' Kathleen Noonan, Courier-Mail 'Vast in scope, richly sourced, soaring and poetic, this journey to the heart of Australia has been rightly compared in significance to Bill Gammage's The Biggest Estate on Earth.' Barbara Farrelly, South Coast Register 'The Bush is his homage to Australia's mythic hinterland. Watson travels through the Mallee and the Murray-Darling, to WA's wheat belt and beyond, meeting people, talking, listening. Good writing that engages with Australia's past is a rare beast, too often bound up in the need for ''balance''. Watson has the freedom to ignore the rules; he allows himself to opine and he yarns at will. A delightful read.' Mark MacLean, Newcastle Herald
Book Synopsis Harry Heathcote of Gangoil by : Anthony Trollope
Download or read book Harry Heathcote of Gangoil written by Anthony Trollope and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Harry Heathcote of Gangoil: A Tale of Australian Bush Life I hate old Bates, said the wife. He always prophesies evil, and complains about his rations. He knows more about sheep than any man this side of the Mary, said her hus band. From all this I trust the reader will understand that the Christmas to which he is introduced is not the Christmas with which he is intimate on this Side of the Equator - a Christmas of blazing fires in doors, and of sleet and snow and frost outside - but the Christmas of Australia, in which happy land the Christmas fires are apt to be lighted, or to light them selves, when they are by no means needed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis In the Australian Bush (Classic Reprint) by : Richard Semon
Download or read book In the Australian Bush (Classic Reprint) written by Richard Semon and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from In the Australian Bush Much however, that I experienced and observed during my travels is ill-adapted to that work, which appeals exclusively to the professed naturalist. Many occasional observations concerning animals and plants, countries and their inhabitants, and the impres sions produced by the sight of the Australian Bush, the Coral Islands of Torres Straits, the tropical charms of New Guinea, Java, and Amboyna, as well as a general picture of that far Australian world, its continents and islands, could only find expression in the freer and more popular form of a book of travel. Thus it is that this simple narrative, which perchance may offer some special in terest to the naturalist, is intended for the reader who likes to aecom pany a traveller to foreign shores and nations; for him who does not mind entering into his labours and worries, but who, on the other hand, may perhaps find pleasure in sharing his delight in nature and in human life, a delight awaiting any one happy enough to behold those glorious regions with clear eyes and a responsive mind. The illustrations accompanying my account are, with a very few exceptions, originals reproduced from my own photographs of people and landscapes, whilst the animals have been drawn by Mr. A. Giltsch from specimens brought home by me. My photographic apparatus, bought in Europe, having failed after a few months, I was forced to content myself with an old camera, which I purchased from a man who acted as blacksmith, watchmaker, and photographer to a small Queensland settlement. This purchase I have come to regard as a thorough piece of good luck, since it alone enabled me to produce illustrations at all, be they ever so inferior in quality. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Tarragal written by E. T. Hooley and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Tarragal: Or Bush Life in Australia The following little work on Australian Bush-life was undertaken by me for the purpose of whiling away the lonely evening hours spent in a bush-hut in north-west Australia whilst engaged in forming a new sheep-station in that isolated portion of Her Majesty's dominions. I do not claim any special merit for the work; but as many of the characters and scenes are taken from life, I trust they will be found interesting to many young readers in the Northern as well as in the Southern Hemisphere. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.