The Little Black Princess of the Never-Never – Mrs. Aeneas Gunn (1947, Robertson & Mullens)

Author: Mrs. Aeneas Gunn (1870–1961)
Publisher: Robertson & Mullens, Melbourne, 1947
Printer: Rodney Press, South Yarra, Vic.
Format: Hardcover, 155 pages, illustrations, map, portrait
Series: Australian Pocket Library / Marcie Muir Collection of Australian Children’s Books
Condition: Fair – light soiling to covers, tanning of pages, small chip to top of spine
Type of Book: Australian Children’s Fiction / First Nations Interest

Subjects:
• Aboriginal Australians – Northern Territory – Juvenile fiction
• Frontier and pioneer life – Northern Territory – Fiction
• Northern Territory – Juvenile fiction

Summary:
First published in 1905, The Little Black Princess of the Never-Never is Mrs. Aeneas Gunn’s classic companion to We of the Never-Never. Told with warmth and humour, it recounts the life and adventures of Bett-Bett, a young Aboriginal girl, and offers a vivid portrayal of frontier life in the Northern Territory. This 1947 Australian Pocket Library edition forms part of the Marcie Muir collection of Australian children’s books.

Why you’ll love this book:
This charming and historically significant children’s story captures a unique time and place in Australia’s past. Both a literary treasure and a cultural record, it appeals to collectors of Australian children’s literature, Northern Territory history, and First Nations-themed narratives.

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