In search of fortune: A tale of the old land and the new

by Gordon Stables

EN·~7 hours·33 chapters

Chapters

33 total

Book I.

0:00

CHAPTER I. "TEN TO-MORROW, ARCHIE."

15:07

CHAPTER II. A CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK

17:40

CHAPTER III. A DAY OF ADVENTURE.

11:13

CHAPTER IV. IN THE OLD CASTLE TOWER.

17:24

CHAPTER V. "BOYS WILL BE BOYS."

17:17

CHAPTER VI. "JOHNNIE'S GOT THE GRIT IN HIM."

12:59

CHAPTER VII. "THEY'RE UP TO SOME BLACK WORK TO-NIGHT."

11:25

CHAPTER VIII. IN THE WIDOW'S LONELY HUT.

16:47

CHAPTER IX. THE WHOLE YARD WAS ABLAZE AND BURNING FIERCELY.

13:45

Description

Also issued under the title: From squire to squatter, #38277.

Details

Language

Duration

~7 hours (453K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United Kingdom: John F. Shaw and Co., 1890.

Credits

Al Haines

Release date

2022-11-08

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Australia -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Twins -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Farm life -- Juvenile fiction Sick children -- Juvenile fiction Courtship -- Juvenile fiction Parent and child -- Juvenile fiction Gentry -- Juvenile fiction

About the author

Gordon Stables

1840–1910

A Scottish naval surgeon turned storyteller, he poured his love of travel, animals, and outdoor life into fast-moving adventure tales for young readers. His books mix brisk action with the confidence of someone who had seen ships, storms, and distant places for himself.

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