Australian Classics: 50 Great Writers and Their Celebrated WorkWhat 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... |
Contents
ROBBERY UNDER ARMS | 1 |
THE SICK STOCKRIDER | 13 |
HELEN GARNERS FAVOURITE AUSTRALIAN BOOKS | 19 |
SUCH IS LIFE | 20 |
HIS NATURAL LIFE | 30 |
THE CHOSEN VESSEL | 40 |
THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER | 47 |
DAVID MALOUFS FAVOURITE AUSTRALIAN BOOKS | 54 |
THE GETTING OF WISDOM | 88 |
JEFFREY SMARTS FAVOURITE AUSTRALIAN BOOKS | 94 |
THE GENTLE WATER BIRD | 95 |
LOUIS NOWRAS FAVOURITE AUSTRALIAN BOOKS | 101 |
MY BRILLIANT CAREER | 102 |
NIKKI GEMMELLS FAVOURITE AUSTRALIAN BOOKS | 108 |
THE MAGIC PUDDING | 109 |
SOPHIE CUNNINGHAMS FAVOURITE AUSTRALIAN BOOKS | 115 |
NATIONALITY | 56 |
LES MURRAYS FAVOURITE AUSTRALIAN BOOKS | 63 |
THE DROVERS WIFE | 64 |
LILITH | 73 |
SEVEN LITTLE AUSTRALIANS | 81 |
LAURA MOSSS FAVOURITE AUSTRALIAN BOOKS | 86 |
COONARDOO | 118 |
GAIL JONESS FAVOURITE AUSTRALIAN BOOKS | 124 |
FOR 66 AND ALL THAT | 125 |
JAMIE GRANTS FAVOURITE AUSTRALIAN BOOKS | 132 |
LUCINDA BRAYFORD | 133 |
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