Mary Austin Collection

 

Recent Submissions

  • The American rhythm 

    Austin, Mary Hunter, 1868-1934. (New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1923)
    This book includes Austin's essay on rhythm in speech and verse as well as her interpretations of traditional American Indian songs and her own verse.

  • The trail book 

    Austin, Mary Hunter, 1868-1934. (Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1918)
    In this collection of inter-related vignettes, two children, Oliver and Dorcas Jane, spend the night in a natural history museum where the dioramas come to life and the children enter a world of native cultures and ...

  • Outland 

    Austin, Mary Hunter, 1868-1934. (New York, Boni and Liveright, 1919)
    Originally published in London in 1910 under the pseudonym Gordon Stairs, this novel describes an independent woman's encounter with a group of people who live in the wilderness, speak their own language and keep their own ...

  • The flock 

    Austin, Mary Hunter, 1868-1934. (Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin, 1906)
    Describes the history and work of sheepherders in the San Joaquin Valley. They were a varied group of people from Spain, Mexico, France, Germany, and the Basque country. Describes their activities throughout the year. ...