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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Boldrewood

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 Edward Ellis Morris

At the period which they recall, Boldrewood was a young man, and making the experiment in squatting which, though disastrous in its ultimate commercial results, was afterwards turned to a rich literary account by him.

From Australian Writers by Desmond Byrne

My friend, "Rolf Boldrewood," had not yet received the worldwide recognition that he now enjoys; he was a "Sydneysider," and supposed to belong to his own colony.

From Thirty Years in Australia by Ada Cambridge

GRAPHIC—"That Mr. Boldrewood knows his subject through and through is as certain as his picture of the breaking-out of the first gold fever in Australia is the best ever written."

From Khaled, A Tale of Arabia by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

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 Rudyard Kipling

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