Horses and Riders: A Collection
About this audiobook
Horses and horse racing have been staple themes in classic Australian fiction, and feature prominently in the works of iconic authors like Henry Lawson and “Banjo” Paterson. In this collection of six stories, Rolf Boldrewood provides vivid pictures of the days when horses and horse-drawn transport were intimately involved in daily life in both city and country.
“An Australian Roughriding Contest”
“Five Men’s Lives for One Horse”
“The Horse You Don’t See Now”
“Old Time Thoroughbreds”
“The First Port Fairy Hunt”
“Old Stock Riders”
About the author
Thomas Alexander Browne (1826–1915) was an Australian author who published prolifically under the pseudonym Rolf Boldrewood. After a career as a farmer and as a government official, Browne began writing in the 1870s. His books contain both fictional and actual accounts of life in Australia prior to Federation in 1901.
Denis Daly is an audiobook narrator and codirector of Voices of Today, an Australian spoken word production house.
