| ISBN |
9781923068124 (paperback) |
| 9781922952622 (hardback) |
| Author |
Bradshaw, John (author) |
| Title |
He of the never-never : Mr Aeneas Gunn / John Bradshaw. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
North Melbourne, Victoria : Arden, inprint of Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2023. |
| ©2023. |
| Description |
ix, 226 pages, 22 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimiles, genealogical tables, maps, portraits ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Aeneas Gunn achieved posthumous fame in 1908 as the Maluka, following the publication of Jeannie (Mrs Aeneas) Gunn's acclaimed novel, We of the Never-Never. The story of Aeneas James Gunn prior to and including his year managing a remote cattle station in the Northern Territory can now be told, thanks to the discovery of a large cache of his letters. Gunn's voice enriches the narrative with deeply personal, perceptive and often humorous glimpses into life in Australia during the last decades of colonisation. A proud and capable literary man, Gunn found his vulnerabilities exposed in unusual circumstances. His Anglocentric views would, in time, be tempered by the woman he loved and admired. |
| Level |
Tertiary/Undergraduate, General. |
| Subjects |
Gunn, Aeneas J.(Aeneas James),1862-1903 |
| Gunn, Jeannie, -- 1870-1961 |
| Gunn, Aeneas, -- Mrs.,1870-1961 |
| Farmers -- Northern Territory |
| Frontier and pioneer life -- Northern Territory |
| Ranch life -- Northern Territory |
| Elsey Station (N.T.) |
| Australia -- Social conditions -- 1901-1945 |
| Call number |
2024.077 |
