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Simpson and the Donkey Anniversary Edition

The Making of a Legend

Published by Melbourne University Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

The simple tale of Simpson and his donkey is the pre-eminent legend of heroism. It is the story of a humble water-carrier, a rescuer of wounded men, a tale of compassion, stoic persistence, with a tragic end. His tale is an integral part of the Anzac story.

Across time, a simple tale can acquire a complicated history. This is what happened to the man with the donkey and is the subject of this book, Simpson's 'afterlife', the legend.

About The Author

Peter Cochrane is an historian and novelist based in Sydney. He is an Honorary Associate in History at University of Sydney and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. His most recent work is the novel The Making of Martin Sparrow (Penguin/Viking 2018). The Italian edition was published in Rome in March 2019 under the title La Grande Occasione di Martin Sparrow. His most recent work of non-fiction is Best We Forget: the War for White Australia, 1914-18 (Text Publishing, 2018).

Product Details

  • Publisher: Melbourne University Press (January 2, 2014)
  • Length: 320 pages
  • ISBN13: 9780522866032

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