Colonial Voices : A Cultural History of English in Australia 1840-1940
First edition/ XXXpp. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Very lightly bumped spine head. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some light chipping to edges. 8vo.Explores the role of language in the greater civilising project of the British Empire and in doing so offers a pioneering contribution to cultural history and the history of English within the British Empire.
