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Ernest Favenc
Ernest Favenc's adventure book "Marooned on Australia" takes place in the late 19th century in the Australian outback. The narrative recounts the adventure of two Englishmen named Jack and George…
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 - Compiled from state documents, private papers, and the most authentic sources in information: issued under the auspices of the Government…
Title: Western Australia: its past history: its present trade and resources, etc.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one…
This book has been deemed as a classic and has stood the test of time. The book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to…
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text.
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The charm of romance and adventure surrounding the discovery of hitherto unknown lands has from the earliest ages been the lure that has tempted men to prosecute voyages and travels…
Rumours of a mysterious river called the Kindur, which was said, on no better authority than a runaway convict’s, to pursue a north-west course through Australia, now began to be…
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1896 Original Publisher: Blackie Subjects: Fiction / General Fiction / Literary Fiction / Romance / General History / Australia
The physical configuration of the Australian continent This book, The physical configuration of the Australian continent, by Ernest Favenc, is a replication of a book originally published before 1905. It…
The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 - Compiled from State Documents, Private Papers and the Most Authentic Sources of Information. Issued under the Auspices of the Governments…
The Secret of the Australian Desert is a novel written by Ernest Favenc and published in 1895. The story is set in the Australian outback and follows the adventures of…
Title: Tales of the Austral Tropics.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world’s largest research libraries…
Title: The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888, etc.
Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is…
Almost 300 years of fascinating history of Australian exploration from early 17th Century to 19th Century.
This book tells the story of Australia exploration by chronicling the expeditions of the most intrepid and daring explorers who crossed the vast and dangerous continent. It provides insight into…
Voices of the Desert is a novel written by Ernest Favenc, first published in 1905. The book tells the story of an Australian explorer named Richard Whitney, who embarks on…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
ales of the Austral Tropics (1894) is a collection of short stories published in the Sydney Bulletin in the 1890s. Set in tropical northern Australia, Favenc brings to life the…
Ernest Favenc,Cheryl Taylor
A critical edition of stories first published in Sydney’s Bulletin in the 1890s, instrumental in the formulation of Australia’s national mythology. Includes extensive revisions of the stories as Favenc reshaped…
Ernest Favenc (1845-1908) is a neglected master of Australian supernatural and mystery fiction. Best known for his History of Australian Exploration, 1788-1888, he was also a prolific author and journalist…
Tales of the Austral Tropics (1894) is a collection of short stories published in the Sydney Bulletin in the 1890s. Set in tropical northern Australia, Favenc brings to life the…
Mary Fortune,Ernest Favenc
Literary scholar James Doig has assembled a thrilling new collection of rare and previously uncollected horror and dark fantasy stories by Australian authors, all from the 19th and early 20th…
Ernest Favenc,Watson H B Marriott
The history of early Australian science fiction has been well chronicled by literary historians. In searching for a synthesis of colonial Australian science fiction, they generally identify three genres into…
