Project Gutenberg 2005-10-19 Public domain in the USA. 60 Dyson, Edward 1865 1931 Dyson, Edward George Dyson, Ted Dyson, E. (Edward) The gold-stealers : $b A story of Waddy Produced by Peter O'Connell "The Gold Stealers: A Story of Waddy" by Edward Dyson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in a small Australian township called Waddy, focusing on the community's experiences, particularly those involving a school and its master, Joel Ham. The novel presents various characters, particularly schoolboys like Dick Haddon and Ted McKnight, as they navigate the mischief, conflicts, and formative experiences of youth, all while revealing deeper themes of authority and community life. The opening portion introduces Waddy through the construction and eccentricities of its schoolhouse, built through public enthusiasm but fraught with structural flaws and community efforts to maintain it. The narrative then shifts to the schoolroom atmosphere, dominated by the interactions between Mr. Ham and the students, highlighting the boys' antics and the master’s sarcastic yet ineffective disciplinary methods. As the setting unfolds, we see the playful rebellion of the boys against authority, with a vivid portrayal of their games, punishments, and the dynamics of school life, setting the stage for their adventures and conflicts that will follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Australia -- Fiction PR PZ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 478307 478254 2024-09-07T11:43:23.055947 2023-09-08T03:52:04.182746 text/html text/html 478300 478247 2024-09-07T11:43:23.280945 2023-09-08T03:52:04.362700 text/html text/html 235289 2024-09-07T11:43:30.212909 application/epub+zip 242087 2024-09-07T11:43:24.791957 application/epub+zip 242088 2024-09-07T11:43:23.933952 application/epub+zip 413061 2024-09-07T11:43:34.296874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389426 2024-09-07T11:43:29.617888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390152 2022-09-08T08:11:44.254719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430377 430367 2024-09-07T11:43:22.676928 2023-09-08T03:52:03.792691 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 430252 2020-12-12T18:50:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 168084 2020-12-12T18:50:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17994 2024-09-07T11:43:34.429864 application/rdf+xml 13142 2024-09-07T11:43:24.278938 image/jpeg 3522 2024-09-07T11:43:24.102922 image/jpeg 232704 2024-09-07T11:43:23.321952 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia