The Oxford Book of Australian Letters |
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Editor:
| Niall, Brenda |
Author:
| Thompson, John |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-553985-1 |
Publication Date: | Mar 1999 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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From the very first days of European settlement Australians have relied on letters for news and companionship. In 1790 Watkin Tench vividly describes the clamour for letters when a ship arrived in Port Jackson -- `News burst on us like meridian splendour on a blind man'. The first wide-ranging historical anthology of Australian letters, this entertaining, informative, and superbly researched volume offers 201 letters, from James Cook and Arthur Phillip to Les Murray, Helen Garner, and...
More DescriptionFrom the very first days of European settlement Australians have relied on letters for news and companionship. In 1790 Watkin Tench vividly describes the clamour for letters when a ship arrived in Port Jackson -- `News burst on us like meridian splendour on a blind man'. The first wide-ranging historical anthology of Australian letters, this entertaining, informative, and superbly researched volume offers 201 letters, from James Cook and Arthur Phillip to Les Murray, Helen Garner, and an e-mail exchange of the 1990s.