Australian Legendary TalesOutside Australia, these are, perhaps, the best-known dreaming stories from the oral tradition of the Aborginal People, whose rich spiritual life has fascinated anthropologists and collectors since the latter part of the 19th century. Andrew Lang, who wrote prefaces to the original editions, saw them as a unique collection of materials. Well over a century later, they continue to provide a moving glimpse into the Dreamtime world and its deep spirituality, for general readers and tellers of myth and story in many lands. |
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Australian Legendary Tales | 16 |
Weedah the Mocking Bird | 42 |
Meamei the Seven Sisters | 48 |
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