Recollections of Bush Life in Australia

by During a Residence of Eight Years in the Interior

Excerpt from Recollections of Bush Life in Australia

A class of persons were induced to emigrate, who had hitherto never thought of casting their lot out of England; and by all extravagant expectations were entertained  expectations which no natural advantages of the country could warrant, and no continuance of its prosperity could have fulfilled.

204 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2008

Reviews

[Peter S]

Barely a 3
The first two thirds is an instruction of how to go about running a selection in the 1840s for those back in England, with some personal anecdotes in the latter part which is much more interesting.

The second part, Western Barbary, is an 1840s travelogue which is of its time, racist, antisemetic, and a little English superiority. Some interesting anecdotes ,superstitions and legends of the Arabs are told.
3 plus for this section.

[Trudy Pomerantz]

I chose this book since it happened to come up when I was at the Librivox website looking to download some new titles. I thought it would be an edifying book to read but I did not think that I would enjoy it that much. Instead, I found it fascinating to listen to, with some good advice to some today who imagine that they can get rich quick. He is a good diarist with interesting observations offered on what life was like in outback New South Wales back in the 1840's. The librivox edition is very well done (by Kirksvoice) and I looked forward each day to learning more as I listened to this book.