An Outback Marriage

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An Outback Marriage
Author A. B. Paterson
Original titleIn No Man's Land
CountryAustralia
Language English
GenreFiction
Publisher Angus & Robertson
Publication date
1906
Media typePrint
Pages277 pp
Followed byThe Shearer's Colt 

An Outback Marriage (1900) is a novel by Australian writer A. B. Paterson. It was originally published in The Leader newspaper in Melbourne in 16 weekly instalments, between 13 January and 12 May 1900, under the title In No Man's Land. [1]

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Plot outline

"An Outback Marriage tells of a young Englishman on a tour of the colonies, who gets more than he bargained for when he sets out to find the heir to a fortune. This is the story not of one marriage but several, bringing the whole of colonial society - from the sqauttoracy to cattle rustlers - to vivid, unforgettable life." (Publisher's blurb, 2009 Viking edition)

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References

  1. "Austlit - An Outback Marriage". Austlit. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. "An Australian Novel by A. B. Paterson". Daily Telegraph, 17 Nov 1906, p4. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  3. "Recent Fiction". The Age, 17 Nov 1906, p6. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  4. ""AN OUTBACK MARRIAGE"". Orange Leader. Retrieved 5 June 2023.