Project Gutenberg 2011-08-10 Public domain in the USA. 74 Desmond, Valerie The Awful Australian Australian politics -- The Australian accent -- Australian manners -- Miss Australia -- Australia for the Australians -- The Australian in society -- The Australian at shirk -- The listless policeman -- The Australian's parasitical tendencies -- The Australian's lack of patriotism -- Club life in Australia -- The Australian on the land -- The Australian titled person -- The Australian at the breakfast table -- The Australian poets -- The C.Y.A. Produced by Anna Hall, Nick Wall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Awful Australian" by Valerie Desmond is a critical examination of Australian society written in the early 20th century. This book falls into the category of social commentary or satirical prose, addressing various aspects of Australian culture, politics, manners, and identity. It likely reflects the attitudes and observations of a foreign observer during a time when Australia was still solidifying its identity as a nation. In "The Awful Australian," Desmond critiques the self-satisfaction and perceived arrogance of Australians, arguing that they often overestimate their country and themselves. Through a series of essays, she touches on topics such as the incompetence of Australian politicians, the unique Australian accent that she finds unrefined, manners that she perceives as lacking, and the general attitude of Australians towards their culture and beauty standards. Each chapter scrutinizes different facets of life in Australia, painting a picture of a society struggling with self-awareness, democratic ideals, and its connection to its British heritage, all while incorporating humor and sharp wit to engage the reader. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Australia -- Social life and customs National characteristics, Australian DU Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 141071 141055 2024-09-15T14:16:13.910762 2023-09-16T07:39:11.102435 text/html text/html 140043 2021-01-08T00:39:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 114873 2021-01-08T00:39:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 172840 2024-09-15T14:16:18.622767 application/epub+zip 173796 2024-09-15T14:16:15.383795 application/epub+zip 110134 2024-09-15T14:16:14.490770 application/epub+zip 301624 2024-09-15T14:16:21.040767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281779 2024-09-15T14:16:17.921760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218706 2022-09-17T04:41:41.148606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121377 121284 2024-09-15T14:16:13.527783 2023-09-16T07:39:10.663421 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 121253 2021-01-08T00:39:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 49336 2021-01-08T00:39:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 121266 2021-01-08T00:39:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49315 2021-01-08T00:39:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20178 2024-09-15T14:16:21.174748 application/rdf+xml 14258 2024-09-15T14:16:14.846763 image/jpeg 3737 2024-09-15T14:16:14.664770 image/jpeg 167999 2024-09-15T14:16:13.928780 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog