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Australian classics : 50 great writers and their celebrated works / Jane Gleeson-White.

Australian classics : 50 great writers and their celebr...

Australian classics : 50 great writers and their celebrated works / Jane Gleeson-White.

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Australian classics : 50 great writers and their celebrated works / Jane Gleeson-White.

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Full title

Australian classics : 50 great writers and their celebrated works / Jane Gleeson-White.

Author / Creator

Publisher

Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2007.

Alternative title

Australian classics : fifty great writers and their celebrated works.

Date

2007.

Call Numbers

H 2013/8211 , G 2014/997 , 015.94/9 , N015.94/27

Record Identifier

74VKzoQV4llM

MMS ID

991023531089702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

ix, 338 p. : port. ; 23 cm.

Contents

1. 'Robbery Under Arms' by Rolf Boldrewood -- 2. 'Such is Life' by Joseph Furphy -- 3. 'The Sick Stockrider' by Adam Lindsay Gordon -- 4. 'His Natural Life' by Marcus Clarke -- 5. 'The Chosen Vessel' by Barbara Baynton -- 6. 'The Man From Snowy River' by Banjo Paterson -- 7. 'Nationality' by Mary Gi...

26. 'My Brother Jack' by George Johnston -- 27. 'Woman to Child' by Judith Wright -- 28. 'Tirra Lirra by the River' by Jessica Anderson -- 29. 'Power Without Glory' by Frank Hardy -- 30. 'No More Boomerang' by Oodgeroo Noonuccal -- 31. 'Storm Boy' by Colin Thiele -- 32. 'The Lucky Country' by Donald...

Publication information

Publisher

Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2007.

Place of Publication

New South Wales

Date Published

2007.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

In her acclaimed "Classics: Books for Life" Jane Gleeson-White made a heartfelt call to 'read for life', and an invaluable literary excavation into our reading past to rediscover the great masterpieces that move and inspire us and to learn why they still resonate with us today. Now Gleeson-White turns her attention to Australian Classics: beloved n...

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Full title

Australian classics : 50 great writers and their celebrated works / Jane Gleeson-White.

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Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 333-336.

Mitchell Library copy at H 2013/8211 from the collection of Jenny darling & Associates.

State Reference Library Copy: transferred from REF 015.94/9A.

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

H 2013/8211 , G 2014/997 , 015.94/9 , N015.94/27

Record Identifier

74VKzoQV4llM

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzoQV4llM

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ISBN

9781741753417 (pbk.)

DDC

015.94

MMS ID

991023531089702626

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