Grey Town: an Australian story

Some Everyday Folk and Dawn

Miles Franklin

Miles Franklin’s Some Everyday Folk and Dawn opens in a cramped, sun‑baked kitchen where a family’s idle…

The Rider of Waroona

G. Firth Scott

The Rider of Waroona is a sprawling Australian saga that opens with a portrait of its eponymous protagonist,…

The Moving Finger

Mary Gaunt

The Moving Finger is a collection of short stories set in the Australian bush, and the opening scene drops…

Colonial Born: A Tale of the Queensland bush

G. Firth Scott

Colonial Born is an Australian bush novel that opens with a richly detailed portrait of a solitary homestead,…

In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant

Jules Verne

Jules Verne’s In Search of the Castaways is a geographical romance that launches with a vivid sea‑scene off…

For the Term of His Natural Life

Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke

This work is a sprawling historical‑fiction saga that sets out to portray the grim reality of penal…