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Australian Legendary Tales

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Description:Two generations of Australians have grown up deprived of these charming and authentic stories. Mrs Langloh Parker's first collection of aboriginal legends was published in London in 1896 and was acclaimed everywhere as a classic. The foreword was by Andrew Lang, who was not only a celebrated author but also one of the greatest authorities of the time on folklore.This new Australian edition, a selection made by H. Drake-Brockman from Mrs Langloh Parker's five published volumes, is a book to appeal to all who are interested in aboriginal ways of life and thought. H. Drake-Brockman's choice has been made with care and artistry, with that instinctive feeling for the dramatic that characterises her own written work. Elizabeth Durack, whose delightful decorations so perfectly catch the spirit of the legends, grew up with the aborigines for her constant companions, and her knowledge of them, no less than her artistic gifts, fits her to be the ideal illustrator for the book.Written down as the words fell from the lips of the tribal storytellers, these tales possess liveliness, intimacy, and warmth, and reveal the childlike simplicity and poetic quality of the aboriginal mind. No other collection of Australian legends has been made that is so comprehensive, so seemingly artless, yet so excellently written. It will appeal equally to the specialist and to the general reader, and children also will find it a book to love and cherish.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Australian Legendary Tales. To get started finding Australian Legendary Tales, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 237

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Angus & Robertson

Release: 1953

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Description: Two generations of Australians have grown up deprived of these charming and authentic stories. Mrs Langloh Parker's first collection of aboriginal legends was published in London in 1896 and was acclaimed everywhere as a classic. The foreword was by Andrew Lang, who was not only a celebrated author but also one of the greatest authorities of the time on folklore.This new Australian edition, a selection made by H. Drake-Brockman from Mrs Langloh Parker's five published volumes, is a book to appeal to all who are interested in aboriginal ways of life and thought. H. Drake-Brockman's choice has been made with care and artistry, with that instinctive feeling for the dramatic that characterises her own written work. Elizabeth Durack, whose delightful decorations so perfectly catch the spirit of the legends, grew up with the aborigines for her constant companions, and her knowledge of them, no less than her artistic gifts, fits her to be the ideal illustrator for the book.Written down as the words fell from the lips of the tribal storytellers, these tales possess liveliness, intimacy, and warmth, and reveal the childlike simplicity and poetic quality of the aboriginal mind. No other collection of Australian legends has been made that is so comprehensive, so seemingly artless, yet so excellently written. It will appeal equally to the specialist and to the general reader, and children also will find it a book to love and cherish.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Australian Legendary Tales. To get started finding Australian Legendary Tales, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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