{"product_id":"2026200006771-secondhand-wilbur-howcroft-omnibus-a-collection-of-bush-tales-and-verse","title":"Wilbur Howcroft Omnibus: A Collection Of Bush Tales And Verse","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Pages clean and bright.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA celebration of Australian bush culture, Omnibus: A Collection of Bush Tales and Verse gathers the rustic wit and rugged spirit of the outback into a single, richly entertaining volume. Wilbur Howcroft chronicles the lives, larrikinism, and landscapes of rural Australia through a blend of short stories and poetry that captures the cadence of bush vernacular with warmth and authenticity. The tone is affectionate and humorous, rooted in the oral storytelling tradition that has long defined Australian folk literature, drawing on the yarns and characters that populate the wide, sunburned interior. Each tale and verse presents a vivid snapshot of bush life — its hardships, its humor, and its unshakeable sense of community — making this collection a worthy companion to the works of Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson. Readers with a love of Australian heritage and vernacular poetry will find this omnibus both a nostalgic treasure and a lively testament to the enduring spirit of the bush.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48810574217435,"sku":"2026200006771-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/f7df0141-c2d5-409e-96a3-e3896feb9b64.png?v=1779805462","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200006771-secondhand-wilbur-howcroft-omnibus-a-collection-of-bush-tales-and-verse","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}