Three Elephant Power and Other Stories


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(2.8 stars; 2 reviews)

From Banjo Paterson, bush poet and favorite son of Australia, here is a collection of colorful stories from Australia that offer a window into the past and the culture of the region. - Summary by A. Gramour (3 hr 33 min)

Kapitel

THREE ELEPHANT POWER 14:37 Gelesen von Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
THE ORACLE 11:50 Gelesen von Kate Follis
THE CAST-IRON CANVASSER 24:13 Gelesen von Kate Follis
THE MERINO SHEEP 11:26 Gelesen von John Cormier
THE BULLOCK 13:03 Gelesen von Brett Phillips
WHITE-WHEN-HE'S-WANTED 14:20 Gelesen von Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
THE DOWNFALL OF MULLIGAN'S 9:53 Gelesen von Michele McFarland
THE AMATEUR GARDENER 10:46 Gelesen von BettyB
THIRSTY ISLAND 8:47 Gelesen von ToddHW
DAN FITZGERALD EXPLAINS 8:50 Gelesen von ToddHW
THE CAT 7:34 Gelesen von BettyB
SITTING IN JUDGMENT 11:31 Gelesen von Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
THE DOG 8:01 Gelesen von BettyB
THE DOG—AS A SPORTSMAN 7:15 Gelesen von BettyB
CONCERNING A STEEPLECHASE RIDER 11:54 Gelesen von John Cormier
VICTOR SECOND 6:18 Gelesen von BettyB
CONCERNING A DOG-FIGHT 9:29 Gelesen von Casey E. Kinnard
HIS MASTERPIECE 9:06 Gelesen von Michele McFarland
DONE FOR THE DOUBLE 14:31 Gelesen von BettyB

Bewertungen

A Little Disappointing


(3 stars)

I feel the title of this book was somewhat a misnomer because although it included a number of stories, there were more of what I would call "observational anecdotes". Patterson's writing is witty, clever and iconically Australian, but despite this I was bored by these anecdotes. And I found the section on dog fighting unpleasant. I'll probably listen to more of his stories as I come across them, but I can't say I'll ever be a fan.