Project Gutenberg 2024-08-15 Public domain in the USA. 207 Buchanan, Alfred 1874 1941 Buchanan, A. J. (Alfred Johnson) Buchanan, Alfred Johnson The real Australia $aPhiladelphia :$bGeorge W. Jacobs & Co., $c1907. Virtues and vices -- Society -- Journalism -- The game of politics -- Pseudo-literary -- Adam Lindsay Gordon -- Theatres and amusements -- The eternal feminine -- Two cities -- The novelist and his selection -- Three writers of verse -- Four prime ministers -- The imperialist -- The little Australian. Alan, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Real Australia" by Alfred Buchanan is a critical examination of Australian society and culture, written in the early 20th century. This work combines elements of travel writing and social commentary, aiming to present an authentic depiction of life in Australia during its formative years. Buchanan delves into various aspects of Australian identity, including its virtues and vices, social class structures, political dynamics, and cultural influences. The opening of the book introduces the author's intent to directly reflect the social and individual lives of Australians, opposing the indirect approach typical of contemporary novelists. He contemplates the absence of a defined national character, proposing that, while specific traits may emerge in the community, these should not be overemphasized or stereotyped. Buchanan further critiques the political landscape of Australia, noting the contradictions between the country's open-hearted hospitality and the political exclusion enacted through immigration policies. He begins to outline the complexities of Australian society, including its inherent contradictions and the emerging challenges it faces as it develops its own unique identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/realaustralia00buch/page/n5/mode/2up 20230321044643buchanan 1907 US Reading ease score: 58.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Australia -- Description and travel Australia -- Social life and customs Australian literature -- History and criticism National characteristics, Australian Australia -- Intellectual life DU Text Category: Travel Writing Category: Sociology Category: Politics 463669 2025-07-29T10:29:09.147058 text/html 427922 2024-08-15T15:01:09 text/html 431243 2025-07-29T10:29:16.639027 application/epub+zip 428563 2025-07-29T10:29:10.742100 application/epub+zip 425731 2025-07-29T10:29:09.915049 application/epub+zip 1296499 2025-07-29T10:29:20.927020 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1261597 2025-07-29T10:29:15.909031 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382666 2025-07-29T10:29:08.087632 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 362772 2024-08-15T15:01:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17335 2025-07-29T10:29:21.081986 application/rdf+xml 12105 2025-07-29T10:29:10.236095 image/jpeg 1807 2025-07-29T10:29:10.038043 image/jpeg 412417 2025-07-29T10:29:09.188090 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