Synopsis - Such is Life, Joeseph Furphy (Tom Collins)A Collection of diary entries that depict the life of the countryside of australia. The fictional accounts depict the narrators interactions with rural dwellers and itinerant travelers which include chinese and scottish racial interaction.
The book is offensively australian, using australian outback colloquialism and slang. With unforgettable Characters and bush philosophy this book is one of Australia’s most classic novel.
Synopsis - Collected Poems, Banjo Patterson
Banjo's Collected Poems contain well over two hundred pieces of work. These australian based works reflect the author's sense of humor, storytelling flair and intimate knowledge of the bush that he wrote so thoroughly and passionately.
Banjo depicts life in the bush and its hardship and how these hardship can be countered with humour. He also compares the bush life to the big city.
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