The Geebung Polo Club
The Geebung Polo Club by Andrew Barton Paterson is a novel that tells the story of a group of young men who are part of the Geebung Polo Club in Sydney, Australia. The book follows their adventures and misadventures as they navigate their way through life, love, and polo. Can you tell me more about the themes present in this novel?
By Andrew Barton Paterson · First published 1902 · Genre: Poetry, Australian Literature, Children's Literature · 696 words
First lines
It was somewhere up the country, in a land of rock and scrub, That they formed an institution called the Geebung Polo Club. They were long and wiry natives from the rugged mountain side, And the horse was never saddled that the Geebungs couldn't ride; But their style of playing polo was irregular and rash -- They had mighty little science, but a mighty lot of dash: And they played on mountain ponies that were muscular and strong, Though their coats were quite unpolished, and their manes and tails were long. And they used to train those ponies wheeling cattle in the scrub: They were demons, were the members of the Geebung Polo Club.
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The Geebung Polo Club is listed on Textopian as a poem by Andrew Barton Paterson, dated 1902 CE.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Andrew Barton Paterson
- Date: 1902 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Australian Literature, Children's Literature
- Length: 696 words
- Structure: 1 section, 5 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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Genres
- Poetry — The book is in verse form written by a poet hence it fits into the poetry genre.
- Australian Literature — The author, Andrew Barton Paterson, is one of the most famous Australian bush poets, hence the book fits into Australian Literature.
- Children's Literature — Andrew Barton Paterson's poems, including this book, are often used in Children's Literature as they contain moral lessons and whimsical settings.
Tags
Australian literature · historical fiction · horse racing · sports · Victorian era · gothic · mystery · thriller · adventure · travel · exploration · colonialism