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Issue Details: First known date: 1847... 1847 The Bushman, or, Life in a New Country
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Notes

  • Epigraph: Ubi bene, ibi patria.

Affiliation Notes

  • 19th-Century Australian Travel Writing

    Edward Willson Landor (1811-1878) was a solicitor, writer, newspaper editor and pioneer. In The Bushman; or, Life in a New Country he established his experiences in Australia by emphasising the lack of respect that the Empire and its public had for the colonies. It presented the colonies as essential to the continuing reign and power of Britain. Although the text included Landon's sensationalised adventures in Australia, such as kangaroo hunts and getting lost in the bush, it also focused on morality, the settlers, and good governance, told through a first-person narration.

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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Richard Bentley ,       1847 .
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      'The Bushman' title page
      Link: 22677048Full text document Sighted: 24/08/2021
      Extent: x, 438p.p.
      Description: illus., 4 leaves of plates
      Written as: E. W. Landor.
      Note/s:
      • Engravings by E. Radclyffe.
      • Ferguson, 4555

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      Held at: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies AIATSIS Library
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      Held at: Adelaide University Barr Smith Library
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      Held at: Prahran Mechanics' Institute Inc. - Prahran Mechanics Institute
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      Held at: State Library of South Australia State Library of SA
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      Held at: State Library of Western Australia
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      Held at: State Library of Queensland State Library of QLD
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      Held at: Royal Geographical Society of South Australia Inc Royal Geographical Society of South Australia Library
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      Held at: University of Melbourne The University Library
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      Held at: University of Western Australia Library
      Location: Reid Library
      Local Id: 919.41 1847 BUS

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      Held at: University of Queensland University of Queensland Library Fryer Library
      Local Id: Fryer Hayes Mono DU360 .L34 1847
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      England,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Senate ,       1998 .
      Extent: xii, 438p.p.
      Description: illus.
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      • Facsimile reprint of 1847 edition.
      ISBN: 1859585388 (pbk.)
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Lightning Source Inc. ,       2005 .
      Alternative title: The Bushman The Bushman : Life in a New Country
      Extent: 244p.
      ISBN: 1414237812, 1414237820 (pbk)
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