Showing 3 items matching "new south wales - historical fiction"
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Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Fenn, Geo. Manville et al, First in the Field, A Story of New South Wales by Geo. Manville Fenn, [n.d.] [1894?]
... ...New South Wales - Historical fiction...Manville Fenn Fiction New South Wales - Historical fiction Stamps indicating book was previously in another library collection: 'Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute'. ...Hardcover book, 416 pages : ill. Book has a black cover.fictiongeo. manville fenn, fiction, new south wales - historical fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Tucker, James, Ralph Rashleigh by James Tucker : edited by Colin Roderick, 1952 [based on a manuscript believed to have been written in 1845]
... ...New South Wales - Historical fiction...Australian literature James Tucker New South Wales - Historical fiction Colin Roderick [editor] New South Wales - Convict life The adventures of a Londoner who is transported as a convict to NSW. ...The adventures of a Londoner who is transported as a convict to NSW. The book was published as the work of James Tucker, a convict transported to NSW in 1827 who is thought to have died in 1888. However authorship by Tucker has never been confirmed, although the book is understood to reflect the realities of convict life.303 p. : includes map: 'Port Jackson and Environs circa 1828'. Plain red cover, original dust jacket removed, title and author's name handwritten on spine.fictionThe adventures of a Londoner who is transported as a convict to NSW. The book was published as the work of James Tucker, a convict transported to NSW in 1827 who is thought to have died in 1888. However authorship by Tucker has never been confirmed, although the book is understood to reflect the realities of convict life.australian literature, james tucker, new south wales - historical fiction, colin roderick [editor], new south wales - convict life -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - Historical Novel, John Jackson Hardie, Pastoral Symphony, 1939
... New South Wales and Queensland. Hardie wrote four popular, authentic novels about Australian rural life: Cattle Camp (1932), which won a prize in The Bulletin novel competition, Lantana (1933), The Bridle Track (1936), and Pastoral Symphony (1939). He died in 1951 in Nouméa. Pastoral Symphony is generally classified as minor Australian historical fiction ...Pastoral Symphony (1939) is an Australian historical novel set during the early years of British settlement in New South Wales, primarily during the governorship of Arthur Phillip. Unlike many early Australian bush-life stories focusing on convict labour or harsh pioneer struggles, Pastoral Symphony traces the origins of Australia's livestock and pastoral industries. It follows early settlers, stockmen, and breeders as they adapt European agriculture to the harsh Australian terrain. It was intended by Hardie as the first instalment in an ambitious historical novel trilogy.Hard cover book. Pastoral Symphony Author: J J Hardie Publisher: Angus & Robertson Date: 1939 Further Information: Red Cloth hardcover with lettering and patterning to spine in white texter. The spine has a Library label with an inscription.fictionPastoral Symphony (1939) is an Australian historical novel set during the early years of British settlement in New South Wales, primarily during the governorship of Arthur Phillip. Unlike many early Australian bush-life stories focusing on convict labour or harsh pioneer struggles, Pastoral Symphony traces the origins of Australia's livestock and pastoral industries. It follows early settlers, stockmen, and breeders as they adapt European agriculture to the harsh Australian terrain. It was intended by Hardie as the first instalment in an ambitious historical novel trilogy.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pastoral symphony, j j hardie
