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My Brilliant Career

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My Brilliant Career, Miles Franklin, 1901

  • Australia, #5
  • Borrowed from Camden Library, London
  • Read May, 2014
  • Rating: 4/5
  • Opening Line: “Boo, hoo! Ow, ow; Oh! oh! Me’ll die. Boo, hoo. The pain, the pain! Boo, hoo!”
  • Recommended for: People who find “Happily ever after” a little bit suspect (especially those who have a sneaking suspicion that it’s the princess who’s getting the raw end of the marriage deal)

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The Man from Snowy River and While the Billy Boils

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The Man from Snowy River, Banjo Paterson, 1890

  • Australia, #2
  • Kindle, free from amazon
  • Read September 2014
  • Rating: 3/5
  • Recommended for: cowboys, children, and lovers of folksy humor

While the Billy Boils, Henry Lawson, 1896

  • Australia, #4
  • Kindle, free from amazon
  • Read September 2014
  • Rating: 4.5/5
  • Recommended for: Lovers of literature who don’t mind too much whether their stories come with a plot

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