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Australian literature : an anthology of writing from the land down under
Title:
Australian literature : an anthology of writing from the land down under
Author:
Edelson, Phyllis Fahrie.
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Ballantine Books, 1993.
Physical Description:
xxix, 304 pages : map ; 20 cm
Language:
English
Contents:
The idea of the bush : The drover's wife / Henry Lawson -- The chosen vessel / Barbara Baynton -- The loaded dog / Henry Lawson -- From the tree of man / Patrick White -- The night we watched for wallabies / Steele Rudd -- A gentleman's agreement / Elizabeth Jolley -- The aboriginal experience : Northern belle / Thea Astley -- The cooboo / Katharine Susannah Prichard -- From Dr. Wooreddy's prescription for enduring the ending of the world / Colin Johnson -- Going home / Archie Weller -- From Wanamurraganya: the story of Jack McPhee / Sally Morgan, Jack McPhee -- The convict : Breaking a man's spirit (from His Natural Life) / Marcus Clarke -- Absalom day's promotion / Price Warung -- The search for a national identity : The first days in the trenches (from A Fortunate Life) / A. B. Facey -- From the merry-go-round in the sea / Randolph Stow -- The kyogle line / David Malouf -- American dreams / Peter Carey -- Relationships : Willy-wagtails by moonlight / Patrick White -- A good marriage / Olga Masters -- Civilization and its discontents / Helen Garner -- The train will shortly arrive / Frank Moorhouse -- Two hanged women / Henry
Subject Term:
ISBN:
9780345368003
Format :
Book