Across the Australian Desert
Written by Andrew Lang
Narrated by Cathy Dobson
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Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang (March, 31, 1844 – July 20, 1912) was a Scottish writer and literary critic who is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. Lang’s academic interests extended beyond the literary and he was a noted contributor to the fields of anthropology, folklore, psychical research, history, and classic scholarship, as well as the inspiration for the University of St. Andrew’s Andrew Lang Lectures. A prolific author, Lang published more than 100 works during his career, including twelve fairy books, in which he compiled folk and fairy tales from around the world. Lang’s Lilac Fairy and Red Fairy books are credited with influencing J. R. R. Tolkien, who commented on the importance of fairy stories in the modern world in his 1939 Andrew Lang Lecture “On Fairy-Stories.”
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This brief retelling of an 1860 expedition to cross Australia from Melbourne to the northern sea is interesting and really too brief. Much more detail could be included but in any case the author maintains a neutral almost laconic attitude toward these explorers. Perhaps Aussies know all about this trek and need little more information about it. So many expeditions in the 1800's were an expression of a kind of boundless optimism and enthusiasm - much like climbing mountains -or today's X Games. I enjoyed this book and it makes me want to know more about the subject.