The book was immediately popular, being revised or reissued several times since  , and noted as the first substantial representation of cultural works by colonised Australians.  First edition The first edition of Australian Legendary Tales: Folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as Told to the Piccaninnies was published in 1896, being printed at London and Melbourne. The contents includes over 30 tales, with supplements that include a glossary and the first tale transliterated from the original language. The stories are set in a 'no-time' where animal spirits, supernatural beings and humans interact, often alluding to ideas of creation. Several references are made to an "All Father" Baiame, to a man Wurrunnah, a culture hero, and animal beings who engage with people and each other. Parker's prefatory remarks give acknowledgement to the "Noongahburrah" people and names some individuals who assisted her, the dedication is to man she describes as their king, Peter Hippi. The introduction by Andrew Lang also notes his inclusion of the illustrations, supplied by his brother at Corowa,A.W.P., 'Lang, W. H. (1859–1923)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, accessed 22 October 2015. by an "untaught Australian native"; the artist was later identified as Tommy McRae by the inscription on the original drawings amongst Lang's papers.Johnston, citing Muir, p.151 "Drawings made by a Black Fellow at Corowa, New South Wales, 1886. His name I do not know. By the whites he goes by the name Tommy Macrae" This edition was popular so the sequel, More Australian Legendary Tales (1898), was commissioned, once again with the imprimatur of Lang as supervising scholar. Following on from the publication of these two volumes was Parker's factual work, The Euahlayi Tribe (1905), also issued at Lang's behest, though Parker herself seems to regard Lang's authority with increasing scepticism, making an aside in her own prefatory remarks that seem to target the severe views in Lang's introductions.Johnston, citing The Euahlayi Tribe p.141 Some years later more of her collection of Aboriginal legends appeared in The Walkabouts of Wurrunnah (1918) and Woggheeguy (1930). thumbnail|Illustration by Tommy McRae for the tale "The Weeoombeens and the Piggiebillah". Category:1896 books Category:Australian books Category:Australian children's books Category:Australian folklore Category:Australian Aboriginal art Category:Australian Aboriginal mythology  Category:CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award-winning wor
The book was immediately popular, being revised or reissued several times since its first publication in 1896 , and noted as the first substantial representation of cultural works by colonised Australians. The 1953 edition for children received the Children's Book Council of Australia's Children's Book of the Year Award for Older Readers. First edition The first edition of Australian Legendary Tales: Folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as Told to the Piccaninnies was published in 1896, being printed at London and Melbourne. The contents includes over 30 tales, with supplements that include a glossary and the first tale transliterated from the original language. The stories are set in a 'no-time' where animal spirits, supernatural beings and humans interact, often alluding to ideas of creation. Several references are made to an "All Father" Baiame, to a man Wurrunnah, a culture hero, and animal beings who engage with people and each other. Parker's prefatory remarks give acknowledgement to the "Noongahburrah" people and names some individuals who assisted her, the dedication is to man she describes as their king, Peter Hippi. The introduction by Andrew Lang also notes his inclusion of the illustrations, supplied by his brother at Corowa,A.W.P., 'Lang, W. H. (1859–1923)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, accessed 22 October 2015. by an "untaught Australian native"; the artist was later identified as Tommy McRae by the inscription on the original drawings amongst Lang's papers.Johnston, citing Muir, p.151 "Drawings made by a Black Fellow at Corowa, New South Wales, 1886. His name I do not know. By the whites he goes by the name Tommy Macrae" This edition was popular so the sequel, More Australian Legendary Tales (1898), was commissioned, once again with the imprimatur of Lang as supervising scholar. Following on from the publication of these two volumes was Parker's factual work, The Euahlayi Tribe (1905), also issued at Lang's behest, though Parker herself seems to regard Lang's authority with increasing scepticism, making an aside in her own prefatory remarks that seem to target the severe views in Lang's introductions.Johnston, citing The Euahlayi Tribe p.141 Some years later more of her collection of Aboriginal legends appeared in The Walkabouts of Wurrunnah (1918) and Woggheeguy (1930). thumbnail|Illustration by Tommy McRae for the tale "The Weeoombeens and the Piggiebillah". Category:1896 books Category:Australian books Category:Australian children's books Category:Australian folklore Category:Australian Aboriginal art Category:Australian Aboriginal mythology Category:1953 children's books Category:CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award-winning wor
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The 1953 edition for children received the Children's Book Council of Australia's Children's Book of the Year Award for Older Readers.
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