Australia S Trail Blazing First Novelist John Lang
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Australia S Trail Blazing First Novelist John Lang
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Author : Sean Doyle
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2024-01-03
Australia S Trail Blazing First Novelist John Lang written by Sean Doyle and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-03 with Literary Collections categories.
'Writer, journalist, barrister, larrikin' Who was the first Australian novelist? John Lang, born in a Parramatta pub in 1816 with the convict ‘stain’ upon him, was a singular character. The first native-born person to have a novel published, he was also a newspaperman, a classical scholar and translator, barrister, celebrity, jailbird … enigma. He was hugely energetic, capable and original, but he also had his demons. A larrikin polymath who refused to be bound by convention, Lang didn’t just want his allotted portion – he wanted all of it. He got a lot of it, too, but not the chalice of immortality. Lang was a serial pioneer. In literature, he also wrote the first ‘detective novel’ in English, the first convict-system satire, the first Indian travelogue by an Australian, and he created the template for the bush novel. In journalism, he was the first Australian to launch and run a newspaper overseas. And in law, he was the only barrister to ever defeat the mighty East India Company in an Indian courtroom. So why have we never heard of him? This long-overdue biography explores answers to this revealing question as it tracks Lang’s rise from those humble beginnings to fortune and fleeting fame. Author Sean Doyle tells the riveting story of Lang’s remarkable life and times across three continents in the age of Empire, when the modern world was young …
Botany Bay
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Author : John Lang
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Botany Bay written by John Lang and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Botany Bay (N.S.W.) categories.
Botany Bay contains Lang's most significant Australian work and was first published in 1853. It includes a number of short stories set in the early years of settlement. These are: The Ghost Upon the Rail The Master and His Man Giles! As I Live! Tracks in the Bush Captain Ketchcalfe Barrington Three Celebrities Baron Wald Sir Henry Hayes Kate Crawford Annie Saint Felix A Ramble with the Blacks Music A Terror John Lang (1816-1864) was born in Parramatta but studied Law in England 1837-1841 and from 1843 to 1845 practised as a lawyer in India. In India also he became editor of an English-language newspaper.From 1853 to 1859 Lang lived in England and Europe becoming a popular literary figure. He returned to India where he died in 1864.
John Lang
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Author : Victor Crittenden
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
John Lang written by Victor Crittenden and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Authors, Australian categories.
God The Devil And Me
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Author : Alf Taylor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-11-25
God The Devil And Me written by Alf Taylor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-25 with Aboriginal Australians categories.
In this unique and highly entertaining autobiography, Alf Taylor chronicles his life growing up in the infamous New Norcia Mission, north of Perth in the fifties and sixties. At once darkly humorous and achingly tragic, God, The Devil and Me tells of the life and desperation of the young children forced into the care of the Spanish Nuns and Brothers who ran the Mission. Their lives made up of varying degrees of cruelty and punishments, these children were the 'little black devils' that God and religion forgot. Written with an acerbic and brutal wit, Alf intersperses dark childhood memories with a Monty Pythonesque retelling of the Bible, in which Peter is an alcoholic and Judas is a good guy.As a child, underfed, poorly clothed and missing his family, Alf sought refuge in the library in the company of Shakespeare and Michelangelo. He writes with joy about the camaraderie of the boys, their love of sport and their own company, but also notes that many descended into despair upon leaving. Most died early. Alf Taylor is one of the 'lucky ones'.'At once horrific and hilarious, this ''little black devil'' has created a work unique not just in Aboriginal writing, but in Australian literature altogether.' - Dennis Haskell, Australian poet, critic and academic
Kokoda Legend
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Author : David Howell
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2024-06-05
Kokoda Legend written by David Howell and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-05 with History categories.
One of the finest soldiers and most courageous leaders I have ever known. – Lt Doug McClean, D Coy, 39th Battalion If you have trekked Kokoda, then the campsite of Templeton's Crossing will be familiar. Discover the story of the man behind the name. Captain Sam Templeton was the first Australian Officer to be captured by the Japanese in the Kokoda Campaign. After being interrogated by his captors he was executed on the battlefield. Templeton had predicted his fate, telling a platoon commander, if ‘he went into action, he wouldn’t come back’. Having resigned himself to his destiny, Templeton misled his captors on the numerical strength of the Australian forces waiting in Kokoda and Port Moresby. Did Templeton’s misinformation slow the initial push by the Yokoyama Advance Force into the Owen Stanley Range, allowing the Australian Imperial Force to join the fight earlier? Did Templeton create doubt in the mind of the commander of the South Seas Force, influencing an operational change for the attack on Port Moresby? A quiet and often aloof character, Templeton’s name and actions became synonymous with Kokoda. Originally from Belfast, Templeton is reputed to have helped quash the Irish rebellion, served in submarines with the Royal Navy during the First World War and to have fought with the International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War. Kokoda Legend goes beyond the myth to discover the real contribution Captain Sam Templeton made to stopping the Japanese advance over the Owen Stanley Range in 1942.
Everyman S Encyclopaedia
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Author : Ernest Franklin Bozman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
Everyman S Encyclopaedia written by Ernest Franklin Bozman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Encyclopedias & Dictionaries categories.
Botany Bay Or True Tales Of Early Australia
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Author : John Lang
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
Botany Bay Or True Tales Of Early Australia written by John Lang and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Botany Bay (N.S.W.) categories.
Thinly disguised fiction of events and people in the penal colony ; Lang's main contribution to Australian literature. "A ramble with the Blacks" describes a couple of days the author spent in the company of a group of Aboriginal people in the bush near Bathurst.
Ghost River
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Author : Tony Birch
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
Release Date : 2015-09-23
Ghost River written by Tony Birch and has been published by Univ. of Queensland Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-23 with Fiction categories.
The highly anticipated new novel from the Miles Franklin-shortlisted author of Blood ‘You find yourself down at the bottom of the river, for some it's time to give into her. But other times, young fellas like you two, you got to fight your way back. Show the river you got courage and is ready to live.' The river is a place of history and secrets. For Ren and Sonny, two unlikely friends, it's a place of freedom and adventure. For a group of storytelling vagrants, it's a refuge. And for the isolated daughter of a cult reverend, it's an escape. Each time they visit, another secret slips into its ancient waters. But change and trouble are coming – to the river and to the lives of those who love it. Who will have the courage to fight and survive and what will be the cost?
Tell Me Why
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Author : Archie Roach
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-08-05
Tell Me Why written by Archie Roach and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-05 with Aboriginal Australians categories.
A powerful memoir of a true Australian legend: stolen child, musical and lyrical genius, and leader. Not many have lived as many lives as Archie Roach - stolen child, seeker, teenage alcoholic, lover, father, musical and lyrical genius, and leader - but it took him almost a lifetime to find out who he really was. Roach was only two years old when he was forcibly removed from his family. Brought up by a series of foster parents until his early teens, his world imploded when he received a letter that spoke of a life he had no memory of. In this intimate, moving and often shocking memoir, Archie's story is an extraordinary odyssey through love and heartbreak, family and community, survival and renewal - and the healing power of music. Overcoming enormous odds to find his story and his people, Archie voices the joy, pain and hope he found on his path through song to become the legendary singer-songwriter and storyteller that he is today - beloved by fans worldwide. Tell Me Why is a stunning account of resilience and the strength of spirit - and of a great love story. Winner of the 2020 Indie Book of the Year Non-Fiction Winner of the 2021 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing Shortlisted for the 2020 ABIA Biography Book of the Year Shortlisted for the 2020 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, Non-Fiction Shortlisted for the Booksellers' Choice 2020 Book of the Year Awards, Non-Fiction Archie Roach was the 2020 VIC Australian of the Year 'Tell Me Why is an extraordinary odyssey and offering. Archie has come through snares, pits and suffering to bring us an inspiring tale of survival, grace and generosity. This book should be in every school.' Paul Kelly 'Just like his early songs, Tell Me Why was written with empathy as its impetus and that intent shines through on every page. This is a phenomenal work by one of the most articulate and recognisable members of the Stolen Generations. It will be read, studied and discussed for many years to come.' The Australian 'Beautiful, gut-wrenching and compelling memoir' Sydney Morning Herald 'Archie's deeply resonant voice sings out - of a broken country and a life renewed. The voice of Australia.' Daniel Browning, ABC journalist and producer 'Roach is honest and humble in his oft-heartbreaking retelling of his search for identity, belonging and purpose' Courier Mail 'Best book of 2019: Tell Me Why by Archie Roach, a beautifully written autobiography that captures one of the most remarkable lives in Australian music' Weekend Australia
Black Cockatoo
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Author : Carl Merrison
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-08
Black Cockatoo written by Carl Merrison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08 with Aboriginal categories.
Black Cockatoo is a vignette that follows Mia, a young Aboriginal girl as she explores the fragile connections of family and culture. Mia is a 13-year-old girl from a remote community in the Kimberley. She is saddened by the loss of her brother as he distances himself from the family. She feels powerless to change the things she sees around her, until one day she rescues her totem animal, the dirran black cockatoo, and soon discovers her own inner strength. A wonderful small tale on the power of standing up for yourself, culture and ever-present family ties.