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

Rolf Boldrewood, after the publication of her first three books, hailed her as the ‘Australian George Eliot,’ and the title is certainly more fitting than the praise implied by the other comparison.

From Australian Writers by Byrne, Desmond

The Australian scenes, rural and urban, are vividly described by Mr. Boldrewood, and there are among the characters examples of the various adventurers and rogues that infest new countries, which recall our early California days.

From Soldier Stories by Kipling, Rudyard

Boldrewood has spent a long and eventful life there.

From Australian Writers by Byrne, Desmond

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, `A Colonial Reformer,' c. xviii. 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