"First in the Field-A Story of New South Wales" from George Manville Fenn. English novelist, journalist, editor and educationalist (1831-1909).
George Manville Fenn (3 January 1831 in Pimlico - 26 August 1909 in Isleworth) was a prolific English novelist, journalist, editor and educationalist. Many of his novels were written with young adults in mind. His final book was his biography of a fellow writer for juveniles,...
A 15 year old English boy joins his parents who have a sheep and cattle station in NSW during the early days of settlement in Australia. The book charts the adventures of the boy as he adapts to a new and sometimes harsh life.
"I say, don't, Green: let the poor things alone " "You mind your own business. Oh bother the old thorns " Brian Green snatched his hand out of the quickset hedge into which he had thrust it, to reach the rough outside of a nest built by a bird, evidently in the belief that the...
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"I say, don't, Green: let the poor things alone " "You mind your own business. Oh bother the old thorns " Brian Green snatched his hand out of the quickset hedge into which he had thrust it, to reach the rough outside of a nest built by a bird, evidently in the belief that the...
A historical novel by George Manville Fenn describes the early days of British colonization in Australia, especially in New South Wales. The story is set on the adventurous journey of the protagonist, Ralph Rover, who is a young Englishman. When he finds the harsh and familiar...
A historical novel by George Manville Fenn describes the early days of British colonization in Australia, especially in New South Wales. The story is set on the adventurous journey of the protagonist, Ralph Rover, who is a young Englishman. When he finds the harsh and familiar...