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100 1 _aHornung, E. W.
_q(Ernest William),
_d1866-1921
245 1 4 _aThe Boss of Taroomba
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-12-19
508 _aProduced by Suzanne Shell, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
520 _a"The Boss of Taroomba" by E. W. Hornung is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in a bush setting in Australia, focusing on the characters’ interactions in a rural music shop run by a sensitive musician named Engelhardt. The narrative introduces themes of ambition, class, and the tension between creativity and practicality, particularly as Engelhardt navigates his passion for music against the backdrop of a rough and unrefined society. The opening of the book presents a vivid scene where Engelhardt, the piano tuner and aspiring musician, faces ridicule from a group of young men in Taroomba while performing for them. His performance is initially met with mockery, but the arrival of Naomi Pryse, the female boss of Taroomba, changes the dynamic. She shows kindness to Engelhardt, contrasting the rough behavior of the others. The subsequent interactions reveal Engelhardt's introspective nature and Naomi's strong character as they embark on a burgeoning friendship that hints at deeper themes of acceptance and self-discovery as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAustralia -- Fiction
653 _aLove stories
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41658
999 _c82497
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