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The Big Book of Great Australian Bush Yarns
About this book
'Aussies know how to spin a good yarn, and Graham Seal knows how to tell them.' -
Weekly Times
Graham Seal is one of Australia's master storytellers. This bumper collection of yarns from the bush gathers some of our best stories since colonial times, retold in Graham's warm style.
It takes a certain character to make a living in the Australian bush. In the most difficult situations, laughter often comes to the rescue. Here are pioneers and battlers, convicts and settler's children, and a land that tests them with fire, flood and drought, in stories resonant with Australia's distinctive wry humour.
Originally published as two bestselling collections: Great Australian Stories and Larrikins, Bush Tales and Other Great Australian Stories.
'Graham Seal has the knack of the storyteller.' - Warren Fahey AM
Graham Seal is one of Australia's master storytellers. This bumper collection of yarns from the bush gathers some of our best stories since colonial times, retold in Graham's warm style.
It takes a certain character to make a living in the Australian bush. In the most difficult situations, laughter often comes to the rescue. Here are pioneers and battlers, convicts and settler's children, and a land that tests them with fire, flood and drought, in stories resonant with Australia's distinctive wry humour.
Originally published as two bestselling collections: Great Australian Stories and Larrikins, Bush Tales and Other Great Australian Stories.
'Graham Seal has the knack of the storyteller.' - Warren Fahey AM
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Table of contents
- COVER PAGE
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT PAGE
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- INTRODUCTION: TELLING TALES
- 1 STORIES IN THE HEART
- 2 PIONEER TRADITIONS
- 3 MAKING MONSTERS
- 4 LEGENDS ON THE LAND
- 5 THE HAUNTED LAND
- 6 TALES OF WONDER
- 7 BULLDUST
- 8 HEROES
- 9 CHARACTERS
- 10 HARD CASES
- 11 WORKING PEOPLE
- 12 WIDE, BROWN LAND
- 13 UPON THE FATAL SHORE
- 14 PLAINS OF PROMISE
- 15 A FAIR GO
- 16 HOW WE TRAVEL THE LAND
- 17 DOING IT TOUGH
- 18 HOME OF THE WEIRD
- 19 ROMANCING THE SWAG
- 20 AFTER THE KELLYS
- 21 THE CHILD IN THE BUSH
- 22 LARGER THAN LIFE
- 23 WORKING FOR A LAUGH
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- PICTURE CREDITS
- SOURCES AND SELECTED REFERENCES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY