The Man from Snowy River
by Elyne Mitchell
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Jim Craig is eighteen years old, and cannot return to his mountain home until he has proven himself a man. Jessica Harrison is the beautiful, impetuous daughter of the wealthy cattleman whose 1000 colt runs off to join the brumby mob. And then there is the stallion, leader of the brumbies for almost twenty years, ranging free and proud in the mountains, whose very existence is like a dark thread running through the lives of so many people.Tags
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“There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around
That the colt from old Regret had got away,”
Two lines of poetry that most Aussies would recognise as coming from the legendary bush poet Banjo Paterson: the beginning of his famous 1890 ballad, The Man from Snowy River. Elyne Mitchell is famous for her series of Australian children’s books, The Silver Brumby, that many of us remember fondly from childhood. Her rendition of the Snowy River story is based on the 1982 film, which in turn is based on the poem.
Main character Jim Craig is a bushman from the Snowy Mountains who is a skilful horseman and horse breaker. After his father is killed in an accident with the wild brumby mob, Jim goes to work for wealthy and show more arrogant landowner Harrison. Here he meets Harrison’s beautiful and impetuous daughter Jessica and secretly begins working with Harrison’s prize colt. The colt is later taken away with the Brumby mob and Jim must do his best to return them. The story has lots of action, a few fairly obvious family secrets and dramas, and some romance. There are classic Aussie bush legends such as Clancy of the Overflow, beautiful horses and scenery. The story is probably better than the writing, but this was a pleasant nostalgic piece of Australiana. show less
That the colt from old Regret had got away,”
Two lines of poetry that most Aussies would recognise as coming from the legendary bush poet Banjo Paterson: the beginning of his famous 1890 ballad, The Man from Snowy River. Elyne Mitchell is famous for her series of Australian children’s books, The Silver Brumby, that many of us remember fondly from childhood. Her rendition of the Snowy River story is based on the 1982 film, which in turn is based on the poem.
Main character Jim Craig is a bushman from the Snowy Mountains who is a skilful horseman and horse breaker. After his father is killed in an accident with the wild brumby mob, Jim goes to work for wealthy and show more arrogant landowner Harrison. Here he meets Harrison’s beautiful and impetuous daughter Jessica and secretly begins working with Harrison’s prize colt. The colt is later taken away with the Brumby mob and Jim must do his best to return them. The story has lots of action, a few fairly obvious family secrets and dramas, and some romance. There are classic Aussie bush legends such as Clancy of the Overflow, beautiful horses and scenery. The story is probably better than the writing, but this was a pleasant nostalgic piece of Australiana. show less
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- Original title
- The Man from Snowy River
- Original publication date
- 1982
- People/Characters
- Jim Craig; Jessica Harrison; Spur Harrison
- Important places
- Australia; New South Wales, Australia; Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
- Related movies
- Man from Snowy River
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