Robbery Under Arms

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Angus And Robertson
Publisher Place: Sydney
Publisher Year: 1990
Edition: Reprint

Description: 446 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout. The Adventures Of The Marston Boys And Captain Starlight, The 'gentleman Bushranger', Remain As Fresh And Intriguing As When This Book First Appeared A Century Ago.

Publishers Description: The quintessential bushranging adventure tale"Robbery Under Arms" was acclaimed as an Australian classic almost immediately after it appeared in book form in the late 1880s. It was praised for its excitement, romance and authentic picture of 1850s colonial life. As the first writer to attempt a long narrative in the voice of an uneducated Australian bushman, Rolf Boldrewood had created a story with enduring cultural resonance. Its continuing appeal and popularity have seen the tale frequently adapted for stage, radio, film and television.About the author "Rolf Boldrewood" was the pen-name of Thomas Alexander Browne (1826-1915), failed squatter in colonial Victoria and New South Wales, then police magistrate, goldfields commissioner and part-time writer of serialised novels. Ultimately the author of sixteen novels, two collections of short stories and two small books on farm management, "Robbery Under Arms" was the work that earned him an enduring international reputation.

ISBN: 9780207145162