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About the Book Australia has produced some outstanding poets. Henry Lawson, the son of a Norwegian sailor (1867-1922), is recognised by some as Australia's poet of the people. He was the first Australian writer to be honoured with a state funeral. Other poets amongst the greats of Australia are Christopher Brennan and Adam Lindsay Gordon. The latter was also referred to as the "national poet of Australia". 'Banjo' Paterson was a superb exponent of the popular ballad, creating probably the most famous Australian verse of all, "Waltzing Matilda", and his "The Man From Snowy River" and "Clancy of the Overflow" remain amongst the most popular Australian bush poems of all time. Other poets who promoted an Australian identity included C J Dennis and Dorothea McKellar. Poetry has been part of New Zealand culture since before European settlement, as sung poems or waiata were a part of Maori culture. The first non-Maori poetry was also predominantly sung poetry, and early colonial poetry was preoccupied with British themes. New Zealand poets include: Arthur Henry Adams (1872–1936), Thomas Bracken (1843–1898), Robert J. Pope (1865–1949), and Arnold Wall (1869–1966).About us Leopold Classic Library has the goal of making available to readers the classic books that have been out of print for decades. While these books may have occasional imperfections, we consider that only hand checking of every page ensures readable content without poor picture quality, blurred or missing text etc. That's why we: republish only hand checked books; that are high quality; enabling readers to see classic books in original formats; that are unlikely to have missing or blurred pages. You can search "Leopold Classic Library" in categories of your interest to find other books in our extensive collection. Happy reading!

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

The Man from Snowy River and other Verses was published in 1895 and contains many of Paterson's most famous works, including the title poem which is regarded as one of the quintessential national narratives. Among other poems, the work includes "Clancy of the Overflow", "How Gilbert Died", "A Bush Christening", "In Defence of the Bush" and "The Man from Ironbark". This new edition of The Man from Snowy River and other Verses, with an introduction by Peter Kirkpatrick, is a part of the Australian Classics Library series intended to make classic texts of Australian literature more widely available for the secondary school and undergraduate university classroom, and to the general reader. The series is co-edited by Emeritus Professor Bruce Bennett of the University of New South Wales and Professor Robert Dixon, Professor of Australian Literature at the University of Sydney, in conjunction with SETIS, Sydney University Press, AustLit and the Copyright Agency Limited. Each text is accompanied by a fresh scholarly introduction and a basic editorial apparatus