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100 1 _aScott, G. Firth,
_d1862?-1935
245 1 0 _aColonial Born: A Tale of the Queensland bush
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
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 2008-06-10
508 _aProduced by Nick Wall, Barbara Kosker, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Colonial Born: A Tale of the Queensland Bush" by G. Firth Scott is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the life of Taylor, a hardworking bushman living on his selection known as Taylor's Flat, and his experiences in the Queensland outback. The narrative explores themes of isolation, marriage, the struggles of adapting to family life, and the impact of gold rush fever on the community. The opening of the novel sets the scene at Taylor's Flat, where the protagonist lives a solitary life until he unexpectedly marries a fresh-faced immigrant girl, introducing a new dynamic to his simple existence. As Taylor grapples with the challenges of marriage and the loneliness that creeps back into his life, the arrival of their child brings both joy and sorrow. The narrative highlights Taylor's initial contentment, followed by unrest in his domestic life as his wife struggles to adapt to their isolation. It hints at broader themes of community and change, particularly as new characters are introduced who will inevitably intertwine with their lives, indicating potential conflicts and developments in the unfolding story. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAustralia -- Fiction
700 1 _aSpence, Percy F. S.
_q(Percy Frederick Seaton),
_d1868-1933
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25750
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