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y separately published work icon The Silver Brumby single work   novel   young adult  
Is part of Silver Brumby Series Elyne Mitchell , 1958-1999 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 1958... 1958 The Silver Brumby
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Thowra, the magnificent silver stallion, is king of the brumbies. He must defend his herd from the mighty horse, the Brolga, in the most savage of struggles. He must also save his herd from capture by man.

Adaptations

form y separately published work icon The Silver Brumby The Silver Stallion : King of the Wild Brumbies John Tatoulis , Jon Stephens , ( dir. John Tatoulis ) Sydney : Media World Pictures , 1992 Z1319183 1992 single work film/TV fantasy adventure

In the unforgiving wilderness of the Australian Alps roams a stallion like no other: the Silver Brumby, revered by all, including his greatest enemy, man. One horseman determines to challenge the might of the horse who, according to legend, could never be tamed.

The fantasy element of this film comes through the strong anthropomorphism in the treatment of the horses and the way in which the story of Thowra and The Man is framed as a fable.

form y separately published work icon The Silver Brumby Judy Malmgren , Jon Stephens , ( dir. John Tatoulis et. al. )agent 1994 Sydney Australia : Media World Pictures Network Ten , 1994-1996 Z1686194 1994 series - publisher film/TV fantasy

Set in the Australian high country and based on the characters created by Elyne Mitchell in her Silver Brumby books, this series follows the adventures of the silver colt Thowra, son of the mighty Yarraman. Thowra is destined to become king of all the wild horses. Intelligent and courageous, Thowra, his friends Storm and Boon Boon, his half brother Arrow, and the bush animals, including Benni the wise kangaroo, have to outwit the Mountain Men who want to capture the wild horses and take away their freedom.

(Source: Australian Screen)

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  • Dedication: This book was written for / Indi who loves horses

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      Extent: 191p., [5]p. of platesp.
      Description: illus., map
      Reprinted: 1962 Reprinted several times.
      Note/s:
      • Includes glossary.
      • Further impressions including: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1974.
    • St Alban's, Hertfordshire,
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      Extent: 156p.
      Description: illus., map
      Reprinted: 1969 , 1970 Reprinted several times.
      ISBN: 0583300677
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    y separately published work icon The Silver Brumby [and] Silver Brumby's Daughter Elyne Mitchell , Sydney : John Ferguson , 1982 Z1318515 1982 selected work novel young adult Sydney : John Ferguson , 1982
    • London,
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      Armada ,
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      Extent: 156p.
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      ISBN: 0006932991
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      Extent: 156p.
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      Reprinted: 1993 , 1994
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      • Second impression June 1993.
      ISBN: 0006932991 (pbk)
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    y separately published work icon Silver Brumby Stories : Volume 1 Elyne Mitchell , Hammersmith : Diamond Books , 1993 Z1317843 1993 selected work novel young adult Hammersmith : Diamond Books , 1993
    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: HarperCollins Australia , 1998 .
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      Extent: 157p.
      Edition info: New Australian Edition.
      Description: illus., map
      Reprinted: 1999 twice , 2000
      ISBN: 0207197458 (pbk)
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    y separately published work icon Brumby Stories Elyne Mitchell , Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 1999 Z949242 1999 selected work novel young adult Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 1999
    • London,
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      Collins ,
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      Extent: 222p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 0006754708 (pbk)
      Series: Collins Modern Classics Collins (publisher), series - publisher
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Silver Brumby Echoing Elyne Mitchell , Sydney South : HarperCollins Australia , 2013 6167266 2013 selected work novel Sydney South : HarperCollins Australia , 2013
Alternative title: Thowrs Caballo Salvaje
Language: Spanish
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      Editorial Molino ,
      1960 .
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      Extent: 223p.
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Works about this Work

Horses Down Under : The Underdog Schematic Narrative Template and Australian Nationalism Isa Menzies , 2021 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , vol. 45 no. 1 2021; (p. 18-32)

'The underdog is a familiar figure in Australian popular culture. Yet Australian studies scholarship has tended to focus on the related, but somewhat broader, concept of egalitarianism. The figure of the underdog therefore remains a popular trope, rather than an object of serious study. This article seeks to critically engage with constructions of the underdog, arguing that this figure underpins some of the most significant narratives of Australian identity and is ripe for further analysis. I build on the work of American anthropologist James Wertsch, and what he has described as schematic narrative templates, to position the underdog narrative as an Australian iteration of his schema. In particular, I focus on narratives that feature the horse as significant. Touching on key cultural texts including “The Man from Snowy River” and the Silver Brumby series to illustrate this schema, I then draw more deeply on constructions of the racehorse Phar Lap to argue the template’s use in framing a nationally significant historical narrative. I contend that the underdog schematic narrative template and what I have termed the Australian “horse discourse” function to mutually reinforce the legitimacy of both, creating powerful sites for the expression of nationalism.' (Publication abstract)

Friday Essay: the Cultural Meanings of Wild Horses Michael Adams , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 17 October 2017; The Conversation , 16 January 2018;

'I am walking quietly through the forest. As I reach the edge of the trees there is a snort and a staccato of hoofbeats, and four horses materialise only metres in front of me: a foal, two mares and a dark stallion. The stallion, ears pricked, tosses his head and prances forward. As I crouch to pick up a branch, the stallion wheels and gallops off with the group. They hurdle an old stock fence, and almost as soon as their hoofs touch down, another big grey stallion comes towards them over the hill.' (Introduction)

y separately published work icon Teaching Classic Australian Children's Fiction Anthony Shaw , St Lucia : AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource , 2016- 15827758 2016 website prose

This Exhibition is a collection of extensive teaching resources for classic Australian children's texts. The resources are aimed at upper primary school and lower high school teachers. The collection forms part of Anthony Shaw's Learning with Literature program.

Elyne Mitchell : Writer of the High Country Matthew Higgins , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Friends , December vol. 21 no. 4 2010; (p. 14-15)
Untitled Val Mancini , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 18 no. 1 2004; (p. 53)

— Review of The Silver Brumby Elyne Mitchell , 1958 single work novel
Untitled Val Mancini , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 18 no. 1 2004; (p. 53)

— Review of The Silver Brumby Elyne Mitchell , 1958 single work novel
Two for Children 1958 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 5 November vol. 79 no. 4108 1958; (p. 58-59)

— Review of The Silver Brumby Elyne Mitchell , 1958 single work novel
Elyne Mitchell : Writer of the High Country Matthew Higgins , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Friends , December vol. 21 no. 4 2010; (p. 14-15)
Teller of Wondrous Tales Jenny Brown , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: Panorama , June no. 106 1991; (p. 22-23,25-26)
Adventures in the High Country Rebecca Lang , 1993 single work biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 July 1993; (p. 21)
The Woman from Snowy River Nigel Austin (interviewer), 1990 single work interview
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 9 January vol. 111 no. 5700 1990; (p. 94-97)
The Woman from Snowy River Tony Stephens , 1993 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 September 1993; (p. 3A)
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