Items related to Up the Country: A Saga of Pioneering Days
Synopsis
Recounts the experiences of the Mazeres, Pooles, and Brennans, three Australian pioneer families, in the 1840s and 1850s
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From Publishers Weekly
Australian author Franklin, known chiefly in America for the charming My Brilliant Career, wrote other novels under various pseudonyms. As "Brent of Bin Bin," she used her grandmother's tales of the families who settled Australia to form the novel Up the Country (1928), now reissued in edited form with an author's note. The lives of the Mazere, Poole and Brennan families from the late 1840s to the mid '50s are chronicled with the garrulous extravagance and didactic naivete that is Franklin's characteristic style. A pioneering feminist herself, the author focuses on strong women, particularly the matriarchs: Mrs. Mazere, of good stock, generous with her neighbors, and Mrs. Brennan, her counterpart, accepted despite her Irish-Catholic ancestry. The growth of the numerous children, their orchestrated courtships and marriages, and the close ties of the families to their land are well described by the observant Franklin, who shows the yarns of the old hands "up the country" to be living history made by people in flight from their past.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherBeaufort Books
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0825304172
- ISBN 13 9780825304170
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages250
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Up the Country: A Saga of Pioneering Days
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Has noticeable wear / dirtiness. Seller Inventory # mon0002600291
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Up the Country: A Saga of Pioneering Days
Published by
Beaufort Books, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1987
ISBN 10: 0825304172
ISBN 13: 9780825304170
Used
Hardcover
Seller: The Yard Sale Store, Narrowsburg, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Not so pretty library withdrawal in the plastic, protective covers. Some shelf wear and scuff to the plastic covers. The last blank cover page has been ripped by the library leaving a jagged edge and exposing the spine. Stamped on the inside cover pages and at the page edge, this book remains useful. Economically priced for your needs. Seller Inventory # HCLibNov20VI79
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Up the Country
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01. Seller Inventory # G0825304172I5N00
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Up the Country
Published by
Beaufort Books, New York, NY, 1987
ISBN 10: 0825304172
ISBN 13: 9780825304170
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Nelsons Books, Chazy, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very good in fair dust jacket. First edition. 1st American ed. 250 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. book is clean and tight, jacket has some wear and something was stuck to the front of the jacket at the edge and removed the finish off the front and rear of the jacket about 2 inches by 9 inch. first American edition stated full number line not price clipped. reading copy. Seller Inventory # Alibris.0016676
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Up the Country : A Saga of Pioneering Days
Published by
Beaufort Books, Incorporated, 1987
ISBN 10: 0825304172
ISBN 13: 9780825304170
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. 1ST. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 15664098-75
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Up the Country: A Saga of Pioneering Days
Seller: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book. Seller Inventory # 32-0825304172-G
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Up the Country: A Saga of Pioneering Days
Seller: Avenue Victor Hugo Books, Newmarket, NH, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Fine/Fine. First American Edition. Octavo, 9 1/4" tall, 250 pages, brown quarter cloth. A fine, clean, hardcover first American edition, first printing, with minimal shelf wear, hinges and binding tight, paper white. In a near fine, clean dust jacket, with light sunning along the back strip, with original price. Hardcover--quarter cloth, paper over boards. Seller Inventory # 1464
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Up the Country: A Saga of Pioneering Days
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. 0.9. Seller Inventory # 0825304172-2-4
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Up the Country: A Saga of Pioneering Days
Seller: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within 0.9. Seller Inventory # bk0825304172xvz189zvxgdd
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Up the Country: a Saga of Pioneering Days.
Published by
Beaufort Books, 1987
ISBN 10: 0825304172
ISBN 13: 9780825304170
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Lincbook, Foster, RI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: As New. First Edition. Beaufort Books, 1987. 1st As new. , Hardcover, Bright, clean, tight, in dust jacket. First American edition. Out-of-print and antiquarian booksellers since 1933. We pack and ship with care. Seller Inventory # LINCBOOK005176
Quantity: 1 available