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100 1 _aTrollope, Anthony,
_d1815-1882
245 1 0 _aHarry Heathcote of Gangoil: A Tale of Australian Bush-Life
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2004-05-01
508 _aE-text prepared by Nicole Apostola, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger
520 _a"Harry Heathcote of Gangoil: A Tale of Australian Bush-Life" by Anthony Trollope is a novel written during the late 19th century. This story unfolds in the vast, rugged landscape of Queensland, Australia, and centers around Harry Heathcote, a young, determined squatter managing a large sheep run. As he navigates his responsibilities and struggles with the challenges of bush life, he is also embroiled in local tensions that hint at deeper conflicts within the community, especially involving new neighbors and potential threats to his livelihood. At the start of the novel, readers meet Harry Heathcote as he returns home for dinner after a long, hot day. The narrative provides insight into his domestic life with his wife and sister-in-law, illustrating a content but laborious existence marked by the harsh realities of bush life. A looming sense of foreboding emerges from discussions of fire hazards and tensions between Harry and a newcomer, Giles Medlicot, who has settled nearby. As Heathcote grapples with the responsibilities of his vast land, the opening chapters set the stage for a conflict that intertwines personal relationships, economic pressures, and the merciless environment of the Australian bush. This combination of character development and foreshadowing invites readers to delve into a story rich with themes of ambition, isolation, and the struggles inherent in forging a life in the wilds of Australia. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAustralia -- Fiction
653 _aFrontier and pioneer life -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5642
999 _c47669
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