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An Outback Marriage by Banjo Paterson The posh, English daughter of an Australian pastoralist is sent to Kuryong station to learn the ropes. At the same time, a search is underway across the desolate innards of regional New South Wales for the lost son of a wealthy uncle. These stories collide to give a humorous take on the values of family, marriage and hard work, set in the beautiful backdrop of the Australian Outback.This was Banjo Paterson's first novel after a string of widely celebrated poems written in the late 1800s. 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] 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)An Outback Marriage by Banjo Paterson The posh, English daughter of an Australian pastoralist is sent to Kuryong station to learn the ropes. At the same time, a search is underway across the desolate innards of regional New South Wales for the lost son of a wealthy uncle. These stories collide to give a humorous take on the values of family, marriage and hard work, set in the beautiful backdrop of the Australian Outback.This was Banjo Paterson's first novel after a string of widely celebrated poems written in the late 1800s. 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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The posh, English daughter of an Australian pastoralist is sent to Kuryong station to learn the ropes. At the same time, a search is underway across the desolate innards of regional New South Wales for the lost son of a wealthy uncle. These stories collide to give a humorous take on the values of family, marriage and hard work, set in the beautiful backdrop of the Australian Outback.This was Banjo Paterson's first novel after a string of widely celebrated poems written in the late 1800s.

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