A Bride from the Bush by E. W. Hornung
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"A Bride from the Bush" by E. W. Hornung is a novel published in 1890. Written while Hornung worked as a tutor in rural Australia, the story critiques British society by presenting it through an Australian lens. The novel sparked debate about its portrayal of the titular Australian bride, with some calling her a libel to Australian women while others praised her character. Critics noted the work's "piquant contrast between civilization and
crudity," exploring cultural tensions between the two worlds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William), 1866-1921 |
|---|---|
| Title | A Bride from the Bush |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bride_from_the_Bush |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Sam W., and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (www.archive.org/details/americana) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Married people -- Fiction |
| Subject | Social classes -- Fiction |
| Subject | England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
| Subject | Families -- Fiction |
| Subject | Australians -- England -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 38388 |
| Release Date | Dec 23, 2011 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 392 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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