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A Ripping Yarn is a true story, or a purportedly true story, heard or read with the mouth agape: Awe, fear, astonishment, revulsion, excitement - sometimes even humour dependent on upbringing, and the category of the yarn.
The Ripping Yarns in this book are true. But, for the most part, they are not the stories history teachers tell. They are good "Aussie" yarns that range from the diabolical saga of the Batavia, to the quirky tales of Lola Montez, to the adventurous yarns of the Bushrangers - Kelly, Brady, Hall to the Pyjama Girl and the Shark Arm mysteries. |