
Collected in Australian Legendary Tales are 30 stories shared by the Noongahburrah people and recorded by the author. A fascinating collection featuring stories that explain local landmarks, animal habits, and even the creation of animals themselves, this book represents one...


One of the best available collections of Australian Aboriginal folklore. Australian Legendary Tales was written for a popular audience, yet these stories were written with artistic integrity, and not filtered, as was the case with many books from this period. That said, the style...

This new, complete and unabridged edition of Australian Legendary Tales is freshly laid out with the original illustrations by Aboriginal artist Tommy McRae. Experience the stories of the First Australians, some of the oldest in the world, as told by the Noongahburrah people...





Australian Legendary Tales: Folk-Lore Of The Noongahburrahs As Told To The Piccaninnies is a collection of traditional Indigenous Australian stories, retold by K. Langloh Parker in the early 20th century. The book features tales from the Noongahburrah people of New South Wales,...

A collection of Native Australian stories, from the Noongahburrah people. Oolah the Lizard, Bahloo the Moon, the Cookooburrah and the Iguana, Dinewan the Emu, and others.









This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...


Immerse yourself in the rich and colorful world of Australian Indigenous folklore with this collection of timeless tales from the Noongahburrah people of New South Wales. Retold by celebrated folklorist Andrew Lang and his collaborator Katie Langloh Parker, these stories offer...

This first book by K. Langloh Parker is still one of the best available collections of Australian Aboriginal folklore. It was written for a popular audience, but the stories are retold with integrity, and not filtered, as was the case with similar books from this period. That...

