An anthology of classic Australian folklore

two centuries of tales, epics, ballads, myths and legends

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An anthology of classic Australian folklore

two centuries of tales, epics, ballads, myths and legends

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Here, in this magnificently illustrated volume, is the essence of Australia's rich and unique folklore, tall tales and true ones of our legendary characters; deeds, ballads and songs of bush heroes; stories of shipwrecks and sagas of the outback and grim echoes of the convict days.

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Five Mile Press
Language
English
Pages
432

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An anthology of classic Australian folklore: two centuries of tales, epics, ballads, myths and legends
2008, Five Mile Press
in English - Rev. and expanded ed.

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Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Aborigibnal myths and legends
2. Ships and seafarers
3. Convicts and colonists
4. Bushrangers
5. The squatters
6. The gold rush
7. Bush living
8. The overlanders
9. Sheep and shearing
10. Into the unknown
11. Bush ballads
12. The Australian slanguage
13. Conflict and strife
14. Legends of war
15. Up and away: legends of the air
16. Good sports
17. Tall talls
and true
18. Nicknames
19. Ragbag.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (page 430).

Published in
Scoresby, Vic

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
398.20994
Library of Congress
GR365 .A68 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
432 pages
Number of pages
432

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL37036854M
Internet Archive
anthologyofclass0000unse_n6c8
ISBN 10
1742111181, 1741243092
ISBN 13
9781742111186, 9781741243093
OCLC/WorldCat
268658794

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