
"Tales for the Bush" offers a captivating collection of short stories that vividly depict life in the Australian outback during the early colonial period. Set against the backdrop of untamed landscapes and burgeoning settlements, these tales explore the challenges, triumphs,...


Mary Theresa Vidal (n?e Johnson) (23 June 1815 - 19 November 1873) was a British-Australian writer described as Australia's first female novelist. In 1845, Vidal's first book, Tales for the Bush, was published in Sydney, apparently intended as an instructive work for her servants...