The Man from Snowy River and While the Billy Boils

May 18, 2015August 7, 2015 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 2 Comments

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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Australian Legendary Tales

May 15, 2015July 29, 2017 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 3 Comments

Australian Legendary Tales, K. Langloh Parker, 1895

Australia, #3
Digital, free download from sacred-texts.com
Read April 2014
Rating: 2/5
Opening Line: Dinewan the emu, being the largest bird, was acknowledged as king by the other birds.
Recommended for: Lovers of cultural anthropology with a high tolerance for boredom

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For the Term of His Natural Life

May 15, 2015November 23, 2015 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 3 Comments

Australia, #1
Kindle edition, £0.77 from amazon.co.uk
September 2014
Rating: 3/5
Recommended for: Fans of Victorian adventure stories; people who are interested in reading about Australia’s history as a penal colony and don’t mind it coming with a hefty serving of classism and romanticism.

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