Project Gutenberg 2011-08-10 Public domain in the USA. 202 Desmond, Valerie The Awful Australian Australian politics -- The Australian accent -- Australian manners -- Miss Australia -- Australia for the Australians -- The Australian in society -- The Australian at shirk -- The listless policeman -- The Australian's parasitical tendencies -- The Australian's lack of patriotism -- Club life in Australia -- The Australian on the land -- The Australian titled person -- The Australian at the breakfast table -- The Australian poets -- The C.Y.A. Produced by Anna Hall, Nick Wall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Awful Australian" by Valerie Desmond is a critical examination of Australian society written in the early 20th century. This book falls into the category of social commentary or satirical prose, addressing various aspects of Australian culture, politics, manners, and identity. It likely reflects the attitudes and observations of a foreign observer during a time when Australia was still solidifying its identity as a nation. In "The Awful Australian," Desmond critiques the self-satisfaction and perceived arrogance of Australians, arguing that they often overestimate their country and themselves. Through a series of essays, she touches on topics such as the incompetence of Australian politicians, the unique Australian accent that she finds unrefined, manners that she perceives as lacking, and the general attitude of Australians towards their culture and beauty standards. Each chapter scrutinizes different facets of life in Australia, painting a picture of a society struggling with self-awareness, democratic ideals, and its connection to its British heritage, all while incorporating humor and sharp wit to engage the reader. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Australia -- Social life and customs National characteristics, Australian DU Text Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 141207 2025-09-15T06:11:22.606907 text/html 140043 2021-01-08T00:39:46 text/html 195243 2025-09-15T06:11:28.515875 application/epub+zip 195949 2025-09-15T06:11:25.390833 application/epub+zip 122322 2025-09-15T06:11:24.245860 application/epub+zip 326973 2025-09-15T06:11:30.869892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307116 2025-09-15T06:11:27.792888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218706 2022-09-17T04:41:41.148606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121382 2025-09-15T06:11:22.229882 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121253 2021-01-08T00:39:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121266 2021-01-08T00:39:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20227 2025-09-15T06:11:30.995805 application/rdf+xml 14214 2025-09-15T06:11:24.743856 image/jpeg 3736 2025-09-15T06:11:24.489895 image/jpeg 49336 2021-01-08T00:39:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 114873 2021-01-08T00:39:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 49315 2021-01-08T00:39:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 188784 2025-09-15T06:11:22.625924 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog