{"product_id":"2026200014481-secondhand-bush-ballads-and-galloping-rhymes-the-poetical-works-of-adam-lindsay-gordon","title":"Bush Ballads And Galloping Rhymes: The Poetical Works Of Adam Lindsay Gordon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Lindsay Gordon's Bush Ballads and Galloping Rhymes thunders onto the page with the raw energy of the Australian frontier, capturing the spirit of a young nation through verse that crackles with horsemanship, hardship, and heroic derring-do. This celebrated collection chronicles the rugged rhythms of colonial life — from steeplechases and stock routes to the vast, indifferent Australian bush — presenting Gordon's most beloved poems in a single definitive volume that cemented his reputation as one of the great voices of 19th-century Australian literature.\n\nGordon's verse is marked by a galloping, balladic cadence that mirrors the landscapes and lifestyles he immortalised, drawing equally on his English Romantic influences and his adopted homeland's untamed character. His work argues for the dignity and courage of the ordinary man pitted against nature and fate, themes that resonate far beyond their colonial origins. Widely regarded as Australia's national poet, Gordon's legacy is so profound that he remains the only Australian honoured with a bust in Westminster Abbey's Poets' Corner — a fact that makes every line of this collection feel like a challenge to the reader: dare you ride as hard as the verse itself?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49216200245467,"sku":"2026200014481-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/ede09248-e965-4e8f-900b-ef9e81a76a6f.png?v=1788405187","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014481-secondhand-bush-ballads-and-galloping-rhymes-the-poetical-works-of-adam-lindsay-gordon","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}