We Of The Never-Never

Aeneas Gunn

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Vintage
01 July 2008

Memoirs; Biography - Australian

A special Vintage Classics edition of the beloved Australian bestseller

In 1902, newly-married Jeannie Gunn (Mrs Aeneas Gunn) left the security and comfort of her Melbourne home to travel to the depths of the Northern Territory, where her husband had been appointed manager of 'The Elsey', a large cattle station. One of the very few white women in the area, she was at first resented by people on and around the station, till her warmth and spirit won their affection and respect. She had an unerring ear and eye for the sounds and sights of the country; and this is her moving and simple account of her life amidst the beauty and cruelty of the land, and the isolation and loneliness - together with the comradeship and kindness of those around her.

The favourite of generations of Australians since it was first published in 1908, We of the Never-Never can truly be called a classic.

By: Aeneas Gunn
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 184g
ISBN: 9781741667622
ISBN 10: 1741667623
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 July 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Aeneas Gunn was the author of We of the Never-Never, published in 1908. During and after World War I she worked tirelessly to support the servicemen of Monbulk, Victoria who she referred to as my boys.o She was awarded an OBE in 1939, in recognition of her services to Australian Literature and to the disabled soldiers and their dependents.o In 1948 she began to work on a book recording all the details of the volunteers from Monbulk who had served in the Boer War, the Boxer Rebellion and World War I.