Landlopers

Originally published in 1898, "Landlopers" is a timeless story of freedom and mateship on the track.

The book describes a four week long journey from Sydney through to the Wombeyan Caves, Southern Highlands and South Coast and back to Sydney.

The remarkable thing about the journey is that Mr Knight and his companion Bill (The Boy) undertook it on foot, in swagman fashion.

Author John Le Gay Brereton brings to life the landscape and characters of turn of the 20th Century New South Wales in such a manner that the book has been adopted by those hardy folk of the 21st Century who choose to undertake similar journeys using an old style swag and nosebag. It has become an instruction manual of sorts.

A classic of Australian literature, "Landlopers" brings to life an Australia long forgotten by most, while it urges us to strive for freedom and liberty from the tyranny of modern life by getting back to basics on the Wallaby Track.

The interior of this new edition from Ropesend Creek Press is a perfect replica of the original. Page numbering, illustrations, layout, table of contents, index and any footnotes are exactly as they appeared when the original book was published. With this new edition, the book is ready for a new lease of life through a modern readership.