Boldrewood

British  

/ ˈbəʊldəˌwʊd /

noun

1. Rolf , real name Thomas Alexander Browne . 1826–1915, Australian writer, born in the UK, noted for his novels of the Australian outback, esp Robbery Under Arms (1882–3)

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Example Sentences

In the Forest some of the most ancient and remarkable trees have borne for generations descriptive names such as the King and Queen oaks at Boldrewood, and the Eagle oak in Knightwood.

From Grain and Chaff from an English Manor by Savory, Arthur H.

Rolf Boldrewood, `The Miner's Right,' c. iii. p.

From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis

Rolf Boldrewood, in preface to `The Man from Snowy River': "It is not easy to write ballads descriptive of the bushland of Australia, as on light consideration would appear."

From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis

In his latest novels Boldrewood reverts to his familiar themes.

From Australian Writers by Byrne, Desmond

Lady Darley was a very cultivated woman, sister to Rolf Boldrewood, author of Robbery under Arms, whose real name was Thomas Browne.

From Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life by Child-Villiers, Margaret Elizabeth Leigh