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The Lure of the Land
Author: E.M. Weetwood
Hard cover. Good condition. First edition (1915)
The Lure of the Land by E. M. Weetwood (published in Melbourne, 1915) follows the life of Mary Brown, a young woman whose journey across the contrasting worlds of rural and urban Australia reflects the country’s early 20th‑century social and economic tensions. Beginning on her father’s farm, Mary transitions to city life and becomes a typist and small‑land‑speculation agent, navigating heartbreak when the man she loves marries another. Eventually she returns to the land, marrying a conscientious man and embracing rural life once more. The novel aims for realism in its portrayal of Australian agriculture, settlement, and the quotidian struggles of pioneering life, though contemporary critics found it lacking in drama or imagination—praising its naturalistic detail but noting its absence of romance or literary polish.
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