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Bicycle. Aboriginal stockman, of Red Ochre cattle station. A member Of the Mullanmullak tribe.
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Bicycle. Aboriginal stockman, of Red Ochre cattle station. A member Of the Mullanmullak tribe.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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‘The best written and finest spirited novel that has ever come out of Australia. The story is rich, varied and eventful; few readers will leave it unfinished. It deals with one of the profoundest and most moving of human problems, the intermixtures of races.' H. G. Wells
‘What every frontier story should be - tough, sprawling, rampant with physical action.’ Time
‘Capricornia is a novel that boils with action. Its cast of characters is enormous ... all of them well done, people as tough vital and resilient as in any fiction.' New York Times
‘Herbert’s novel is a brilliant, absorbing, challenging experience not only as a story but as an adventure in the endless reaches of the human spirit.’ Daily Mirror
Xavier Herbert (1901-1984) is considered the elder statesman of Australian literature, best known for his Miles Franklin Award-winning novel Poor Fellow My Country (1975). His first book, Capricornia, was written in London in the early 1930s and was based partly on his own experiences being a Protector of the Aborigines in Darwin. Herbert was a great champion of Aboriginal people, particularly those living in missions in Queensland and the Northern Territory, and was well known for his outspoken views on indigenous issues as well as his talents as a novelist. He is credited in the film AUSTRALIA: “The filmmakers gratefully acknowledge the contribution made by the late Xavier Herbert in chronicling the events of Northern Australia in his novels Capricornia and Poor Fellow My Country.”
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- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 0243325320
- ISBN 13 9780243325320
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- Number of pages694
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