Gail Brodholt's Art of Travel

by Alan Marshall

Brand new book, direct from publisher. The first book of transport-themed linocut prints by London-based artist Gail Brodholt.

144 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2017

About the author

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Alan Marshall (2 May 1902, Noorat, Victoria — 21 January 1984, Melbourne) was an Australian writer, story teller and social documenter.

His best known book, I Can Jump Puddles (1955) is the first of a three-part autobiography. The other two books are This is the Grass (1962) and In Mine Own Heart (1963).

Alan Marshall wrote numerous short stories, mainly set in the bush. He also wrote newspaper columns and magazine articles. He travelled widely in Australia and overseas. He also collected and published Indigenous Australian stories and legends.

Reviews

[Ruth Brumby · Rating 3 out of 5]

The illustrations are excellent. The text has some interesting information but a dull and rather odd style, including the use of phrases such as 'piscine delights' in discussing Billingsgate and 'the white stuff' for snow.