Author : Ken Gelder
Release : 2011-08-01
Genre : Literary Criticism
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 419/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Anthology Of Colonial Australian Adventure Fiction by : Ken Gelder
Download or read book The Anthology Of Colonial Australian Adventure Fiction written by Ken Gelder. This book was released on 2011-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marauding bushrangers, lost explorers, mad shepherds, new chums and mounted troopers: these are some of the characters who populate the often perilous world of colonial Australian adventure fiction. Squatters defend their hard-earned properties from attack, while floods and other natural disasters threaten to wipe any trace of settlement away. Colonial Australian adventure fiction takes its characters on a journey into remote and unfamiliar territory, often in pursuit of wealth and well-being. But these journeys are invariably fraught with danger, and everything comes at a price. This anthology collects the best examples of colonial Australian adventure fiction, with stories by Ernest Favenc, Louis Becke, Rosa Praed, Guy Boothby, and many others. Also available in this series: The Anthology of Colonial Australian Gothic Fiction The Anthology of Colonial Australian Crime Fiction The Anthology of Colonial Australian Romance Fiction