On Our Selection: Our New Selection; Sandy's Selection; Back At Our Selection

Steele Rudd, Lloyd O'Neil. Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA beloved cornerstone of Australian rural literature, On Our Selection, Our New Selection, Sandy's Selection, and Back at Our Selection together chronicle the hilariously chaotic and deeply human struggles of the Rudd family as they attempt to carve out a life on the unforgiving Queensland bush. With warmth, sharp wit, and an ear perfectly tuned to the vernacular of the Australian battler, these interconnected works present Dad, Mum, and their sprawling brood as they contend with drought, debt, failed crops, and the relentless comedy of frontier hardship. The tone balances affectionate humour with genuine pathos, illustrating how ordinary families endured extraordinary adversity with stubborn resilience and good-natured perseverance. These sketches, originally serialised in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, gave birth to some of the most iconic characters in Australian fiction, cementing Dad and Dave as enduring symbols of the national character. Taken together, this collection stands as an essential document of colonial Australian life, as funny and moving today as when it first captured the hearts of a nation.…