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On rabbits, morality, etc. : selected writings of Walter Murdoch /
Walter Murdoch, a popular broadcaster and public speaker, was one of Australia's bestselling 20th-century authors. Murdoch published weekly essays in The Argus and other newspapers from the 1930s to the 1950s, and his books sold tens of thousands of copies. Like all great essayists, Murdoch was...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Crawley, Western Australia :
UWA Publishing,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright ; MATT PRICE 1961-2007; Table of Contents ; FOREWORD; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Essays and Answers; TRIPE AND ONIONS; THE BLOKE; ON SITTING STILL; BAD LANGUAGE; ON A THREEPENNY BIT; LAUGHTER; ON TAIL-CHASING; ON RABBITS, MORALITY, ETC .; MY BUSH-FIRE; A HUMBLE PROTEST; THOUGHTS ON A GARGOYLE; SESQUIPEDALIANISM; A NOBLE TRADE; THE ESSAY; ON FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS; TOO MUCH GENIUS; ON BEING AUSTRALIAN; A BOOKLESS WORLD; SHAKESPEARE AND THE SCHOOLMASTER; CURSORY NOTES ON THE DEVIL; HOME TRUTHS FOR AUSTRALIA; ABOUT THIS BOOK: An Introduction.
- INTRODUCING AUSTRALIATHE PINK MAN'S BURDEN; ON FEAR; AUSTRALIANISM; ON TIN-OPENERS; STRANGE BEHAVIOUR OF A GRAMOPHONE; AN AUSTRALIAN HOUSE OF LORDS; THE BEASTS IN THE BASEMENT; DAVID COPPERFIELD REVISITED; ALAS, WHAT BOOT S . . .; FROM ANSWERS; WHY DO PEOPLE ASK YOU QUESTIONS? ; WHY DO YOU LIKE SITTING ON A FENCE?; WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION?; WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 'INTELLECTUAL' AND 'INTELLIGENT'?; WHICH IS THE MOST ABSURD ANIMAL?; WHAT WON THE ST. LEGER AT ADELAIDE ON 10/5/47?; WHY DON'T YOU COMMIT SUICIDE?; WHAT IS THE RECIPE FOR A HAPPY MARRIED LIFE?
- HOW DO YOU DEFINE GENIUS?WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR?; IS IT BETTER TO KEEP YOUR TEMPER OR LET IT HAVEAN OUTLET?; HAVE YOU LED A SHELTERED LIFE?; ARE YOU A CONSERVATIVE?; WHY DID GOD MAKE SNAKES AND SHARKS?; Criticism and Biography; From Alfred Deakin : A Sketch Chapter 2 Student Days; From Alfred Deakin : A Sketch Chapter 18 The Man; THE NEW SCHOOL OF AUSTRALIAN POETS; A Note on Sources; Author Bio.