Paul Beekman Taylor
Auteur de The Elder Edda: A Selection
A propos de l'auteur
Œuvres de Paul Beekman Taylor
Völuspa = The song of the sybil 2 exemplaires
Völuspá = The song of the sybil 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1930-12-31
- Sexe
- male
- Lieux de résidence
- London, England (birth)
- Études
- Brown University (AB | 1954)
Wesleyan University (MA | 1958)
Brown University (PhD | 1961) - Organisations
- Brown University
University of Geneva
Membres
Critiques
This was a very interesting dig into parts of Australia's history that are skipped over in school. I actually learned quite bit from this book - and thoroughly enjoyed every minute!
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 15
- Membres
- 191
- Popularité
- #114,255
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 19
- Langues
- 2
As you can guess, any book of ripping yarns from Australia is bound to include Errol Flynn, the Thunderbolt Kid and Jack Johnson (an American but included here due to his involvement in the 1908 "Fight of the Century" in Sydney). There's also an array of lesser known lights mentioned, including Eugenia Falleni, "Chinese" Morrison and the poor unfortunates Bogle and Chandler.
All in all, definitely worth your while reading this (and Vol. 1 while you're at it).… (plus d'informations)