Project Gutenberg 2007-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 128 Gaunt, Mary 1861 1942 The Moving Finger Reading ease score: 85.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Trotting Cob -- Christmas Eve at Warwingie -- Lost -- The loss of the "Vanity" -- Dick Stanesby's hutkeeper -- The Yanyilla Steeplechase -- A digger's Christmas. Produced by David Widger "The Moving Finger" by Mary Gaunt is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative explores the complex lives of characters in a desolate Australian landscape, centering on themes of love, loyalty, and tragedy amid the harsh realities of bush life. A key focus is on Nellie Durham, a young woman caught in an emotional tumult involving Gentleman Jim, an outlaw, and Ben Fisher, a decent man seeking her affection. The opening of the novel introduces readers to a small, rough-hewn accommodation house run by the Durhams, where Nellie sits idly, lost in thought, as the sunlight casts a warm glow. We quickly learn of her romantic entanglement with Gentleman Jim, described as charismatic yet dangerous, and how her family's reputation in a wild bush setting complicates her feelings. As the story unfolds, ghostly tales and superstitions are mingled with the realities of their lives, hinting at impending calamities. The interplay between characters sets the stage for conflicts driven by love, jealousy, and societal expectations, establishing a gripping foundation for the narrative ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Australia -- Fiction Short stories, Australian PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 386214 386215 2024-10-09T09:56:25.867004 2023-09-09T11:31:21.829832 text/html text/html 403335 2021-02-24T22:08:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 133285 2021-02-24T22:08:55 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 202705 2024-10-09T09:56:32.374939 application/epub+zip 206579 2024-10-09T09:56:27.931948 application/epub+zip 206578 2024-10-09T09:56:26.656967 application/epub+zip 376389 2024-10-09T09:56:35.855933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356596 2024-10-09T09:56:31.594945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333608 2022-09-10T06:54:35.738077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328560 2024-10-09T09:56:25.176966 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 335348 2016-11-06T12:48:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 126007 2016-11-06T12:50:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 328704 2007-05-05T12:26:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 125147 2007-05-05T12:27:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 328695 2007-05-05T12:26:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 125129 2007-05-05T12:27:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22750 2024-10-09T09:56:35.984895 application/rdf+xml 13611 2024-10-09T09:56:27.214960 image/jpeg 3479 2024-10-09T09:56:26.935946 image/jpeg 199121 2024-10-09T09:56:25.900942 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