Aeneas Gunn Libri

Autobiography; description of life on Elsey Station in 1902; includes key to two message sticks; memoir by Margaret Berry annotated separately.

Large Format for easy reading. An Australian classic. Depicts the enduring hardships of life in the Australian outback and the battles against sexist and racial prejudices.

Set in the early 1900s, this autobiographical novel recounts Jeannie Gunn's experiences at Elsey Station in Northern Territory, Australia. Through fictionalized accounts, she explores her life and interactions with the local community, while changing names to protect identities. Published under her husband's name, the book captures the essence of frontier life and the enduring stories of its characters, with Jeannie ultimately outliving most of them, save for one, Bett-Bett.