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Twins home for the holidays find themselves disappointed in their holiday plans by their mother needing to hurry away to look after their granny following a fall. Then they come up with a new plan of taking their boat, the Seahawk, to some nearby islands and camping there. What they discover there, and the adventures they fall into, make entertaining and at times thrilling reading

This book is set in New South Wales and it describes the many adventures of a boy who escapes from an orphanage.

A mystery story written for older girls. It tells the story of the vacation job of a young teacher who has had a breakdown.

A small child is left an orphan in grim circumstances. She is given a home by a solitary man and they gradually become a family. Jo's happiness is threatened by the people from whom she was rescued and the story evolves as they try to evade the past. Set in rural Victoria and Tasmania in Australia.

Hugh is nine years old and things are not going very well for him. His mother died when he was just six, and his father has not made a success of his orchard, and is broke. Then a miracle happens! A circus comes to stay over at Hugh’s farm, and he makes friends with lots of the performers...

Told by Peter is the story of a boy on a property in New South Wales, and his efforts to catch “crooks” who are trying to harm a friend of his.

This is the sequel to “Told By Peter”. It describes a fishing trip in North Queensland, and a visit to an island similar to Dunk Island. Rumours of impending war and suspicious Japanese boats are also in the plot.

Charles Wayne yearned for life in the mountains but his prison was the little railroad station where he was agent and telegrapher for a small salary. Jefferson was not a large place, consisting of two buildings, the station and the water tank. So when Charles walked outside in search of distraction...

Everybody knows that Mr. Dyson, who has made these striking sketches of the great war in which he has himself been wounded, originally became famous as a caricaturist, probably the most original caricaturist of our time. To some it may even need a word of further explanation adequately to connect...

"The scene is set in the beloved and Familiar Temple Camp. Here Pee-wee resigns from the Raven Patrol, intending to start a patrol of his own. He finds this more difficult than he had expected, but overcomes all obstacles—as usual."

La guerra fra Stati Uniti e Messico vede il Capitano Don Pablo Guzman, comandante della corvetta Poplador, incaricato di incrociare sulle coste californiane in appoggio ai partigiani messicani. Il genovese Michele Galla, comandante in seconda e fidatissimo uomo di Don Pablo, è con lui; assieme svolgono...

“Do the beastly old map yourself, if you want it. I shan't, anyhow!” “Wilfred!” “Aw, Wil-fred!” The boy at the end of the schoolroom table, red-haired, snub-nosed and defiant, mimicked the protesting tone. “I've done it once, and I'm blessed if I do it again.” “No...

This book is the author's description of a fantasy land inhabited by lovers

Whenever Justice miscarries it is usually in favour of the prisoner, although in such a case it is seldom followed by a public agitation. The reason for this is that we all profess to believe it is better to allow ninety-nine guilty persons to escape than that one innocent should be convicted, though...