We Of The Never Never

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Hutchinson
Publisher Place: Richmond, Victoria
Publisher Year: 1977
Edition: Reprint

Description: 238 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout. Newly Married, Jeannie Gunn Accompanies Her Husband To 'The Elsey', An Isolated Station In The Northern Territory. She Is One Of The Few White Women In The Area And Her Presence Is At First Resented By The Stockmen Until Her Warmth And Spirit Win Their Affection And Respect. One Of The Few Autobiographies Written By A Woman To Chronicle The Life Of The Pioneers Of The Outback.

Publishers Description: First published in 1908, We of the Never-Never has long been regarded as a classic of Australian literature.Newly married, The Little Missus accompanies her husband to the huge cattle station, The Elsey, in the Northern Territory, some three hundred miles from the nearest town. The presence of a white woman in such surroundings is unusual and is at first resented by the stockmen, but they are soon captured by the warmth and spirit of The Little Missus.Here is the real Australia, lonely but beautiful, peopled by real Austalians. As fresh today as when it was first written, We of the Never-Never is a moving reminder of their courage and humour.

ISBN: 0090470931