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AbstractHistoryArchive Description
'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 Classics celebrates many of the country's beloved novels, poems, short stories, children's books and seminal works of non-fiction. It also contains contributions on their favourite Australian books from many distinguished writers and readers, including Helen Garner, Les Murray and Tim Winton.' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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Dedication: For Michael Hill who showed me Australia.
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Some articles in Australian Classics are accompanied by a brief extract from the work being discussed. The extracts are not indexed separately. Australian Classics also includes lists contributed by 43 authors of their favourite Australian books.
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Epigraphs:
To the literary mind there is a special interest attaching to fiction or other matter written in and of Australia. There are not many English-speaking lands left from ehich we may look for new developments in English literature. Australia is one of the few, and very interesting it is to watch her progress in letters. - Athenaeum, London, 1904
Few things are more potent than song or story in relating peoples to their soil... - Miles Franklin
Australian literature matters to Australia. It is part of our gift to the world. - Mary Gilmore
Culture binds itself like a coral reef and like a reef it entails much sacrifice. - Clive James
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Crows Nest,
North Sydney - Lane Cove area,
Sydney Northern Suburbs,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Allen and Unwin
, 2007 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Robbery Under Arms: A Story of Life and Adventure in the Bush and in the Australian Goldfields : Rolf Boldrewood (1826-1915),
single work
column
(p. 8-12)
Note: Extract from Robbery Under Arms appears on pp.13-17.
- Such Is Life : Tom Collins (1843-1912), single work criticism (p. 18-23)
- The Bulletin, single work column (p. 24-25)
- 'The Sick Stockrider' : Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833-1870), single work criticism (p. 26-30)
- His Natural Life : Marcus Clarke (1846-1881), single work criticism (p. 32-37)
- The Tichborne Case, single work column (p. 38-39)
- 'The Chosen Vessel' : Barbara Baynton (1857-1929), single work criticism (p. 40-44)
- Vance and Nettie Palmer, single work column (p. 45-46)
- 'The Man from Snowy River' : A B 'Banjo' Paterson (1864-1941), single work criticism (p. 47-52)
- 'Nationality' : Mary Gilmore (1865-1962), single work criticism (p. 54-58)
- 'The Drover's Wife' : Henry Lawson (1867-1922), single work criticism (p. 60-64)
- The Paterson - Lawson Duel, single work column (p. 65-66)
- 'Lilith' : Christopher Brennan (1870-1932), single work criticism (p. 67-71)
- Seven Little Australians : Ethel Turner (1870-1958), single work criticism (p. 75-78)
- The Getting of Wisdom : Henry Handel Richardson (1870-1946), single work criticism (p. 81-85)
- 'The Gentle Water Bird' : John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942), single work criticism (p. 87-91)
- My Brilliant Career : Miles Franklin (1879-1954), single work criticism (p. 93-97)
- The Magic Pudding : Norman Lindsay (1879-1969), single work criticism (p. 99-103)
- Coonardoo : Katharine Susannah Prichard (1883-1969), single work criticism (p. 106-110)
- 10 for 66 and All That : Arthur Mailey (1886-1967), single work criticism (p. 112-116)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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[Review] Australian Classics : Fifty Great Writers and Their Celebrated Works
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 22 no. 3 2008; (p. 15)
— Review of Australian Classics : Fifty Great Writers and Their Celebrated Works 2007 selected work criticism column extract -
[Review] Australian Classics : Fifty Great Writers and Their Celebrated Works
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: JASAL , no. 8 2008; (p. 156-160)
— Review of Australian Classics : Fifty Great Writers and Their Celebrated Works 2007 selected work criticism column extract -
To Read or Not to Read...
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 January 2008; (p. 25)
— Review of Australian Classics : Fifty Great Writers and Their Celebrated Works 2007 selected work criticism column extract -
A Poet Responds to the Culture's Default View
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Long Paddock , no. 1 2007;
— Review of Australian Classics : Fifty Great Writers and Their Celebrated Works 2007 selected work criticism column extract -
Three Cheers for Oz Lit
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 December 2007; (p. 33)
— Review of Australian Classics : Fifty Great Writers and Their Celebrated Works 2007 selected work criticism column extract
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[Review] Australian Classics : Fifty Great Writers and Their Celebrated Works
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October vol. 87 no. 4 2007; (p. 47)
— Review of Australian Classics : Fifty Great Writers and Their Celebrated Works 2007 selected work criticism column extract -
True Blue Books
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10-11 November 2007; (p. 11-12)
— Review of Australian Classics : Fifty Great Writers and Their Celebrated Works 2007 selected work criticism column extract -
Sunny Half-Century for Summer
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 December 2007; (p. 12)
— Review of Australian Classics : Fifty Great Writers and Their Celebrated Works 2007 selected work criticism column extract -
Three Cheers for Oz Lit
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 December 2007; (p. 33)
— Review of Australian Classics : Fifty Great Writers and Their Celebrated Works 2007 selected work criticism column extract -
To Read or Not to Read...
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 January 2008; (p. 25)
— Review of Australian Classics : Fifty Great Writers and Their Celebrated Works 2007 selected work criticism column extract
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