Dusty: The Story Of A Sheep Dog
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
A beloved classic of Australian literature, Dusty chronicles the life of a wild dingo-sheepdog cross who roams the rugged Australian bush, caught between the instincts of the wild and the bonds of human companionship. Frank Dalby Davison tells the story with quiet warmth and deep empathy, tracing Dusty's journey from a free-ranging animal to a dog shaped — and ultimately torn — by his relationships with the people and land around him. The novel presents the Australian outback not merely as a backdrop but as a living force that defines every creature within it, rendered in prose that is lyrical yet grounded in the rhythms of rural life. Celebrated alongside Davison's earlier work Man-Shy, this novella illustrates a profound respect for the natural world and the complex, often bittersweet ties between humans and animals. It remains a touchstone of Australian fiction, cherished for its emotional honesty and its vivid portrait of a landscape and a way of life that are distinctly and beautifully Australian.
Author: Frank Dalby Davison
Format: Hardback
Published: 1956, Angus and Robertson
Genre: Childrens fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
A beloved classic of Australian literature, Dusty chronicles the life of a wild dingo-sheepdog cross who roams the rugged Australian bush, caught between the instincts of the wild and the bonds of human companionship. Frank Dalby Davison tells the story with quiet warmth and deep empathy, tracing Dusty's journey from a free-ranging animal to a dog shaped — and ultimately torn — by his relationships with the people and land around him. The novel presents the Australian outback not merely as a backdrop but as a living force that defines every creature within it, rendered in prose that is lyrical yet grounded in the rhythms of rural life. Celebrated alongside Davison's earlier work Man-Shy, this novella illustrates a profound respect for the natural world and the complex, often bittersweet ties between humans and animals. It remains a touchstone of Australian fiction, cherished for its emotional honesty and its vivid portrait of a landscape and a way of life that are distinctly and beautifully Australian.