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100 1 _aBoldrewood, Rolf,
_d1826-1915
245 1 4 _aThe Crooked Stick; Or, Pollie's Probation
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-02-04
508 _aProduced by David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Crooked Stick; Or, Pollie's Probation" by Rolf Boldrewood is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in the Australian outback and revolves around the Devereux family, especially focusing on Pollie Devereux, a spirited young woman yearning for adventure against the backdrop of a challenging dry season. The novel explores themes of love, loss, and the struggles of rural life in a colonial setting." "The opening of the novel introduces a dramatic scene involving Captain Brian Devereux, who is ambushed by bushrangers while traveling by coach in West Logan. The narrative swiftly transitions to Pollie Devereux, who expresses her restlessness with the monotonous pastoral life at Corindah. Amidst her mother’s pragmatic concerns for their suffering livestock due to drought, Pollie displays a yearning for life beyond their isolated existence. The struggle with the harsh realities of their environment sets the stage for the interplay of personal aspirations, familial responsibilities, and the looming presence of fate that permeates the story." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAustralia -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35165
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