Banjo Paterson: Complete Poems [Paperback]

A.B. ("Banjo") Paterson (Author)

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Publication Date: March 1, 2003

Banjo Paterson is one of Australia's best-loved poets and his verse is among Australia's enduring traditions. This complete collection of verse shows the bush balladeer at his very best with favorites such as "A Bush Christening," "The Man from Ironbark," "Clancy of the Overflow," and the immortal "The Man from Snowy River."

A.B. Banjo Paterson was born in Australia in 1864 and wrote poetry and fiction from 1900 until his death in 1941.

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About the Author

B 'Banjo' Paterson was born at Narrambla, NSW in 1864. He was educated in Sydney and practised law until 1900, when he found success as a writer, contributing ballads to the Sydney BULLETIN. He worked as a correspondent for the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD for a time, then sold his poetry rights and bought a property near the upper Murrumbidgee River. He went to Europe during WWI, working as a war correspondent. After the war he remained in journalism, continuing to write poetry as well. Among his best known collections are THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER, RIO GRANDE'S LAST RACE AND OTHER VERSES, THE ANIMALS NOAH FORGOT and a work of fiction, THE SHEARER'S COLT. He died in 1941.

Product Details

• Paperback: 467 pages
• Publisher: A & R Classics (March 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0207198675
• ISBN-13: 978-0207198670
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.8 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #516,429 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Beautiful, August 31, 2005

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The poetry of Banjo Paterson is what I read when I need to relax, when I feel nostalgic for a place I've never been, when I long for endless expanses of land and horses, and just before I take my glasses off for the night. This collection does an admirable job of providing me with a wide and varied samplings of Paterson's writings in a type font that goes easy on the eyes. Containing basically every piece of poetry you could really ever want, I consider this a staple of my library, and would recommend it to anyone, any day of the week (twice on Sundays).