Description:This unique collection of poetry and prose provides an authentic portrait of Australia: its modern urban civilisation and its timeless outback, its distinctive humour and its sentiment, its people and the events which have shaped our history and literary traditions.The kaleidoscope of characters and places from life and literature brings the reader to a more perceptive understanding of this great land of contrasts, with its arid wastes andtropical rain forests, desolate centre and peripherally-situated towns and cities.A deeper comprehension of the Australian character, the national ways of life andthought, is provided by evocative vignettes of the men and women who have populatedthe nation's past — the explorers, pioneers, bushrangers, folk heroes, politicians,writers, artists, sportsmen and women.This volume is a remarkable collection of memorable literature, an entertaining and truly great book of Australia.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Australia Book: The Portrait of a Nation By Our Greatest Writers. To get started finding The Australia Book: The Portrait of a Nation By Our Greatest Writers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Currey O'Neil
Release
1982
ISBN
085902248X
The Australia Book: The Portrait of a Nation By Our Greatest Writers
Description: This unique collection of poetry and prose provides an authentic portrait of Australia: its modern urban civilisation and its timeless outback, its distinctive humour and its sentiment, its people and the events which have shaped our history and literary traditions.The kaleidoscope of characters and places from life and literature brings the reader to a more perceptive understanding of this great land of contrasts, with its arid wastes andtropical rain forests, desolate centre and peripherally-situated towns and cities.A deeper comprehension of the Australian character, the national ways of life andthought, is provided by evocative vignettes of the men and women who have populatedthe nation's past — the explorers, pioneers, bushrangers, folk heroes, politicians,writers, artists, sportsmen and women.This volume is a remarkable collection of memorable literature, an entertaining and truly great book of Australia.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Australia Book: The Portrait of a Nation By Our Greatest Writers. To get started finding The Australia Book: The Portrait of a Nation By Our Greatest Writers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.