The Man From Snowy River by A.B (Banjo) Paterson
The Man From Snowy River by A.B (Banjo) Paterson
The Man From Snowy River by A.B (Banjo) Paterson
The Man From Snowy River by A.B (Banjo) Paterson

The Man From Snowy River by A.B (Banjo) Paterson

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Illustrated by Annette Macarthur-Onslow

A beautifully illustrated edition of an iconic Australian classic.

One of the most famous poems in Australian literature, 'The Man from Snowy River' was first published in the Bulletin in 1890.

The poem famously tells the story of a chase to recapture a valuable colt, which involved riding down a steep slope to rescue the horse before the reward money was collected and the rider became a local hero.

The poem was written at a time when there was a groundswell of sentiment towards Australia as a new and distinct nation apart from the British Empire, and the bush settings and characters in poems by Paterson and Henry Lawson served to emphasise the growing 'difference' in national identity.

Several films, a television series and a musical have been made based on the story, proof of its enduring power to captivate Australians to this day.

Published: William Collins Publishers Pty Ltd., Sydney, 1977.
Condition:  This is an ex-library copy and has some stamps to the title and endpapers. There is wear to the cover and spine due to its age. Otherwise the book is in overall good condition. 
Format: Hardcover 
Age: 4-8

A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson (1864-1941) was born near Orange in New South Wales. He worked as a lawyer's clerk before becoming a solicitor. After the publication of The Man From Snowy River and Other Verses in 1895, he became something of a celebrity, travelling widely throughout Australia. He was a war correspondent in the Boer War in South Africa, and the Boxer Rebellion in China. He later became editor of the Sydney Evening News. He is perhaps most famous for having composed the words to 'Waltzing Matilda'.

Annette Rosemary Macarthur-Onslow is an Australian author and book illustrator. She is best known for her 1969 book, Uhu, which won the CBCA Book of the Year in 1970.

Macarthur-Onslow worked for a time in Sydney as a commercial artist. She also assisted Norman Hetherington with his puppets at department stores and, in 1957, live on ABC television.[4][5] She left for London by sea in January 1958, planning to study puppetry there and in Europe.[6] She continued her art studies while working for publishers, including Oxford University Press (OUP).[1]

In the early 1960s Macarthur-Onslow began illustrating children's books for Australian and British authors. Gwen Hutchings wrote of her work in Sheena Porter's Nordy Bank that "the fine line drawings by Annette Macarthur-Onslow at times show exquisite detail, while others are shadowy and impressionistic". The book won the 1965 Carnegie Medal,[8] while Hesba Brimsmead's Pastures of the Blue Crane which she illustrated for OUP won that year's CBCA Book of the Year. Uhu, which she wrote and illustrated, won the CBCA Book of the Year in 1970. It is the story of a small tawny owl in the Gloucestershire countryside.

Macarthur-Onslow was the first author/illustrator to represent Australia at the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava in 1971, where she was awarded a Diplome d'Honneur for Uhu and Minnie.

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