Bedtime yarns

by Barry Crump

In 1959 Barry Crump began writing humorous sketches of life as a government deer-culler and pig hunter, publishing these as a Good Keen Man in 1960. By 1992 his New Zealand book sales were estimated at more than a million copies. As well as a best -selling author, Crump was an actor, TV personality, Poet, radio commentator, man of leisure traveller, gold-miner, photographer and more.

Genres: Fiction

227 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

New Zealand author of semi-autobiographical comic novels based on his image as a rugged outdoors man.

Crump worked for many years as a government deer-culler in areas of New Zealand native forest (termed "the bush"). He wrote his first novel, A Good Keen Man, in 1960, based on his experiences as a government hunter. It was a fictional account of a young hunter who has to suffer through a series of hunting partners who are often unsuitable for the job. This novel became one of the most popular in New Zealand history,

Crump died in 1996 of a suspected aortic aneurysm. At the time of his death he was living at Ohauiti with his fifth wife, Maggie.

abridged from Wikipedia

Reviews

[Rachel Horwell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice light read, easy to pick up and read a couple of yarns at bedtime.
The story "That way" was very chilling - "Didn't think you'd go that way, boy." - quite unsettling before going to sleep!
Some good kiwi jokers and Aussie fair dinkum fellas in there too. Fun characters.

[Daren · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short stories and poems. Some are taken as excerpts from earlier books. Some are characters borrowed from other books. Some of the stories are better than others.