On Our Selection


Gelesen von Son of the Exiles

(4.7 stars; 38 reviews)

The humorous account of Dad and Dave and the rest of the Rudd clan as they attempt to carve a farming 'selection' out of the Australian wilderness in spite of fire, famine, snakebite, and a loony hired hand. - Summary by Son of the Exiles (4 hr 45 min)

Kapitel

Preface 1:23 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
Starting The Selection 8:23 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
Our First Harvest 6:14 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
Before We Got The Deeds 10:47 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
When The Wolf Was At The Door 9:40 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
The Night We Watched For Wallabies 8:22 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
Good Old Bess 11:49 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
Cranky Jack 17:08 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
A Kangaroo Hunt From Shingle Hut 12:31 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
Dave's Snakebite 11:14 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
Dad And The Donovans 12:09 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
A Splendid Year For Corn 13:50 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
Kate's Wedding 12:55 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
The Summer Old Bob Died 14:49 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
When Dan Came Home 8:28 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
Our Circus 7:54 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
When Joe Was In Charge 19:53 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
Dad's "Fortune" 9:39 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
We Embark In The Bear Industry 8:43 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
Nell and Ned 12:15 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
The Cow We Bought 12:54 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
The Parson And The Scone 6:55 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
Callaghan's Colt 10:37 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
The Agricultural Reporter 9:15 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
A Lady At Shingle Hut 8:23 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
The Man With The Bear-Skin Cap 8:02 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
One Christmas 11:45 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles

Bewertungen

totally delightful narration; fun and funny book, too


(5 stars)

I hope this narrator will contribute more to librivox. I can't imagine a better audio rendition of this book. Thank you, thank you, and bravo!

Terrific old yarns


(5 stars)

Great stories from Australia's past, classic. Read the book and enjoyed it even more listening to a great narrator, well done and thank you.

Dark humor? Or bitter despair?


(3.5 stars)

Okay, it is written well and humorously (and read well). It’s full of interesting characters and piquant situations. It is also a story of relentless poverty, almost complete hopelessness and near-starvation. So... maybe I’m just not in the right mood for this?

really funny


(4 stars)

What characters. the reader was hilarious. definitely one of the funniest short stories I've listened to.