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Author : Mary Jane Staples
Publisher : Random House
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781446488430

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Two For Three Farthings by Mary Jane Staples Pdf

A brilliantly moving story of misfits finding a place to belong, perfect for fans of Maggie Ford, Kitty Neale and Katie Flynn. The ideal novel to escape with for an afternoon... READERS ARE LOVING TWO FOR THREE FARTHINGS 'I couldn't put it down!' - 5 STAR REVIEW 'Another brilliant read from Mary Jane Staples' - 5 STAR REVIEW 'Hilarious and heart-warming' - 5 STAR REVIEW 'An ideal book to relax with' - 5 STAR REVIEW ********************************************************* TWO CHILDREN BRING A BREATH OF FRESH AIR TO LONDON... Horace was ten, Ethel seven, when Jim Cooper, home from the trenches, minus an arm and just about managing on his own, found them huddled in a doorway on a wet night in Walworth. Slightly against his better judgement he took them in, fed them cocoa, and put them to sleep in his bed. A few days later he found that - somehow - he had become the unofficial guardian of Horace and Ethel. It was him, the orphanage, or separation for the gutsy little pair and Jim felt a sudden affinity for the two cheeky cockney kids. First, he had to find lodgings for them all. Miss Rebecca Pilgrim was a woman of strict Victorian principles, eminently respectable, and determined to keep her privacy intact. She had reckoned without her new lodgers - Horace, Ethel and, above all, the irrepressible Jim Cooper. And thus began the humanizing of Miss Pilgrim, who turned out to be younger, prettier, and far gentler than any of them had suspected...

Author : William Clark Russell
Publisher : London : [s.n.]
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Immigrants
ISBN : HARVARD:HNP6AH

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The Emigrant Ship by William Clark Russell Pdf

Author : ARTHUR UPFIELD.
Publisher : Alien Ebooks
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-06-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781667626093

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Murder Down Under by ARTHUR UPFIELD. Pdf

Introducing an Australian mystery writer and his half-Aborigine sleuth, Det.-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte (Bony), whose conscientious and exhaustive investigation of the disappearance of a Western Australia farmer unearths murder and a mysterious, amateur criminologist. Bony's masquerade as a worker on the Fence brings in quality re-creation of the wheat lands, farmers, pubs, dances, and the people of the land down under -- and his methods will be satisfying for the step-by-step enthusiasts. -- Kirkus Review.

Author : Arthur W. Upfield
Publisher : ETT Imprint
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781922384225

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The Battling Prophet by Arthur W. Upfield Pdf

Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte is on leave, staying with an old friend near Adelaide. Ben Wickham, a meteorologist whose uncannily accurate weather forecasts had helped farmers all over Australia, lived nearby. Ben died after a three-week drinking binge and a doctor certified death as due to delirium tremens - but Bony's host insists that whatever Ben died of it wasn't alcohol... This is an unusual crime story for Upfield, but, revealing the vast range of his interests, it is one of the better ones ... Constable Alice McGorr returns and is at her strongest and most profane best ... she is extraordinary, and should be appreciated as one of his major creations. - from The Spirit of Australia by Ray Browne. Bony - a unique figure among top-flight detectives - BBC

Author : John Gardiner
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781398418721

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A Hitchhiker's Triptych by John Gardiner Pdf

John Gardiner worked as a journalist and media advisor for more than 40 years. He has travelled extensively across the world throughout his life. His book A Hitchhiker’s Triptych covers six months of his first journey into England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland during the turbulent days of the early 1970s. It was the time of the Troubles in Ireland. The Arabs also were holding the West to ransom with oil embargoes. John wanders head-on into these and other major world issues during his hitchhiking adventures. His book is a superb exploration of life on the road during the 1970s. How easy it was to hitchhike in those days. Stick out a thumb and land a ride. A Hitchhiker’s Triptych is intriguing. It explores a wanderer’s life during far simpler times. Decades before the internet and instant news feeds. This is a journey pre-digital. A step back in time where adventure is achieved simply by standing beside a highway and sticking out a thumb. Wonders and wisdom found over that next hill.

Author : Gilbert Buchanan
Publisher : PageFree Publishing, Inc.
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2003-03-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1589610067

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Malco Polia - Traveller, Warrior by Gilbert Buchanan Pdf

Gilbert Buchanan's third book of The Malco Polia Quartette is Traveller Warrior Malco Polia and in the spirit of Harry Potter it shares the same uninhibited style of storytelling. It is an exciting young man's sensuous excursion through the horrific tragedies and joys of the last mid-century, travelling around the world.

Author : Andrew Ryan
Publisher : Andrew Ryan
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780987320346

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Amati - Cross the Sea and Change the Sky by Andrew Ryan Pdf

Author : James Fearn
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781456893132

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Stranger in Dixie by James Fearn Pdf

Author : Ron Burrows
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781725233355

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The Postie and The Priest by Ron Burrows Pdf

A priest, a postie, a parish, a suburb, a city, a diocese, an unusual and deep friendship, a struggle to get a book published... The Postie and the Priest is part biography, part philosophy, part social commentary, part theological reflection. Here is a fly-on-the-wall account of the daily life of an iconic Melbourne priest who has a deep passion for the battlers of his city, written by his postman who began by delivering his letters and ended up recording his life story. The stories from Fr Bob Maguire's life recall family events, life in the seminary, time as an army chaplain, work in various parishes, media connections and above all, his passion for the organisations he founded - Open Family and the Fr Bob Maguire Foundation - that give voice to his concern for the underprivileged and the homeless of Melbourne. The postie admires the priest and tells his story but this is as much the postie's story, giving us a unique insight into the history, characters and streets of South Melbourne that have shaped the lives of both men.

Author : Lowell Tarling
Publisher : ETT Imprint
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781922384119

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Tiny Tim by Lowell Tarling Pdf

The first and best biography of the great Troubadour with artwork by Martin Sharp. Throughout his lifetime, Tiny Tim was a repository of recorded music stemming from the early days of vaudeville to the latest chart favourites. But despite all these influences he remained a true original perfecting his performances as an outreach of his personality. True, he had some strange traits, but they did not impede on his enthusiastic kindness to people he loved, to the musicians he accompanied, and to the many listeners he met. In the age of celebrity, he functioned as the complete entertainer. Lowell Tarling has provided Tiny with a living biography and given us a definitive incentive to re-listen to his recording and re-visit his numerous You Tube postings. You get the feeling that somewhere Tiny is standing on his tiptoes, strumming his ukulele, blowing kisses and saying, 'God bless you all!' - Hal Stein, (Tiny's cousin and close friend) April 2013

Author : Arthur W. Upfield
Publisher : ETT Imprint
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781922384485

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Mr Jelly's Business by Arthur W. Upfield Pdf

Murder down under. The car lies wrecked and abandoned near the world's longest fence, the "rabbit-proof fence" in the wheat belt of Western Australia. There is no sign of its owner. Has George Loftus simply decamped, for reasons of his own? Or was it murder? Bonaparte suspects the worst and is determined to find the body - and the murderer. This novel is filled with Upfield's own philosophy about what creates murderers. We also find out a lot about Aboriginal tracking methods, as well as more information about Bony's family background. - Mysteries in Paradise

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1923
Category : Travel
ISBN : NYPL:33433000471494

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The Log by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Gurney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Australian wit and humor
ISBN : UOM:39015001760159

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The Campaigns of Colonel Castarse by John Gurney Pdf

Author : David Malouf
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2003-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781921825118

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Quarterly Essay 12 Made in England by David Malouf Pdf

In Made in England: Australia's British Inheritance, David Malouf looks at Australia's bond with Britain and wonders whether it wasn't the Mother Country which did most of the giving. This is an essay which presents British civilisation, the civilisation of Shakespeare and the Enlightenment and the Westminster system, as the irreducible ground on which any Australian achievement is based. Britain has always been the tolerant parent, and an older Australia could be both intensely patriotic and see itself as what it was, a transplantation of Britain. This relationship did not exclude America but it made for a sometimes complicated threesome of nations. This is a brilliant, deeply meditated essay by one of our finest writers about the traditions that shaped Australia and which connect it to one of the mightier traditions in world history. ‘Any argument for [the republic] based on the need to make a final break with Britain will fail.’ —David Malouf, Made in England ‘Made in England is ... a case of one of Australia's most eminent novelists allowing himself to imagine, and by imagining to analyse, the hopes and glories, once and future, that were part of this new Britannia.’ —Peter Craven ‘[An] infinitely rich account of Australian history, speech and social ways ... a deft and instructive rebuttal of any reductive, self-interested assertions about identity and nationality.’ —Morag Fraser, Australian Book Review ‘David Malouf is that old fashioned phenomenon, a cultivated man.’ —Gerard Windsor ‘The essay has all the qualities we’d expect from the author – sensuous memory, intelligence, elegance, and a bit of a Shakespeherian rag.’ —Overland David Malouf is one of Australia’s most celebrated writers. He is the author of poems, fiction, libretti and essays. In 1996, his novel Remembering Babylon was awarded the first International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. His 1998 Boyer Lectures were published as A Spirit of Play: The Making of Australian Consciousness. In 2000 he was selected as the sixteenth Neustadt Laureate. His most recent novel is Ransom.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Australian literature
ISBN : UCR:31210005090772

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Meanjin by Anonim Pdf