The Man from Snowy River
The Man from Snowy River
by Andrew Barton `Banjo' Paterson
with preface by Rolf Boldrewood
It is not so easy to write ballads descriptive of the bushland of Australia as on light consideration would appear. Reasonably good verse on the subject has been supplied in sufficient quantity. But the maker of folksongs for our newborn nation requires a somewhat rare combination of gifts and experiences. Dowered with the poet's heart, he must yet have passed his `wander-jaehre' am ...