Amy E Mack, Along the Garden Avenue (nonfiction)
by Amy E Mack (1876-1939) On Wednesday, we introduced Amy Mack, a writer of fiction and non-fiction that dealt almost exclusively with nature. Today’s story is one of her newspaper columns. It features her description of the nature of a suburban street and the...
Kylie Tennant, The Battlers (fiction extract)
by Kylie Tennant (1912-1988) On Wednesday, Bronwyn discussed Kylie Tennant’s ALS prize-winning novel, The Battlers, and the hardships endured by female characters who tramped the outback. The following extract, from near the start of the novel, introduces one of...
Jeannie Gunn, We of the Never Never (extract)
“Me savey scrub ’im, and sweep ’im, and wash ’im, and blue ’im, and starch ’im,” she said glibly
