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'A selection of our finest writing about the mystery and majesty of the Australian bush.
'Since settlers and explorers first started recording their experiences of the Australian bush, is has loomed as large in our imaginations as in our landscapes. Sometimes dark and forbidding, sometimes lush and beautiful, this terrain and the people who venture into it fascinate us and draw us in. The exploration of our forests and outback is the source of some of our favourite stories.
'In The Penguin Book of Australian Bush Writing, prolific writer and editor John Ross has collected tales about the bush from all over our wide land. Richard Flanagan pays homage to the "golden wood" industry of Huon pine in Tasmania, Henry Lawson journeys by train from Sydney to Bourke, A.B. Facey works the land on Western Australian frontier, and Miles Franklin describes the menace of the fauna in the countryside of her childhood.' (From the publisher's website.)
Contents
- The Romance of the Swag, single work short story (p. 5-11)
- The Waaia Races, extract autobiography (p. 24-34)
- Novice Camper's Home in the Bush First Time in the Bush, extract diary (p. 83-85)
- A Bishop's View of Bullock Driving, extract autobiography (p. 89-91)
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In a Wet Season,
single work
short story
Lawson describes a dismal train journey through the flooded outback.
- Bushman, Junior, single work short story (p. 100-106)
- Crossing the Dead Heart, extract prose travel (p. 135-147)
- Lost in Friendly Territory, extract prose (p. 148-155)
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The Trouble with Merinos
The Merino Sheep,
single work
prose
(p. 185-190)
Note: With title: The Trouble with Merinos
- Timbergetters and Scrub Dwellers, extract non-fiction (p. 191-205)
- My Wild Life, extract autobiography (p. 265-271)
- Ceremony, extract autobiography (p. 281-284)
- Walking on Water, extract autobiography (p. 312-317)
- Slippery Surprise Guests Settlers and Snakes, extract autobiography (p. 318-320)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Afternoon Tea
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 339 2012; (p. 43)
— Review of The Penguin Book of Australian Bush Writing 2011 anthology poetry short story autobiography prose extract non-fiction -
Diverting Yarns Get to Grips with the Land
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 January 2012; (p. 20)
— Review of The Penguin Book of Australian Bush Writing 2011 anthology poetry short story autobiography prose extract non-fiction -
Off the Shelf : Bush Tales
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 30-31 December 2011; (p. 23)
— Review of The Penguin Book of Australian Bush Writing 2011 anthology poetry short story autobiography prose extract non-fiction
-
Off the Shelf : Bush Tales
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 30-31 December 2011; (p. 23)
— Review of The Penguin Book of Australian Bush Writing 2011 anthology poetry short story autobiography prose extract non-fiction -
Diverting Yarns Get to Grips with the Land
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 January 2012; (p. 20)
— Review of The Penguin Book of Australian Bush Writing 2011 anthology poetry short story autobiography prose extract non-fiction -
Afternoon Tea
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 339 2012; (p. 43)
— Review of The Penguin Book of Australian Bush Writing 2011 anthology poetry short story autobiography prose extract non-fiction
- Bush,