Project Gutenberg 2007-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 77 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. Peter Biddulph: The Story of an Australian Settler Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Peter Biddulph: The Story of an Australian Settler" by William Henry Giles Kingston is a historical fiction novel likely written in the late 19th century. It narrates the compelling journey of Peter Biddulph, who transforms from a destitute orphan scavenging along the Thames into a settler in Australia. The book explores themes of perseverance, morality, and the harsh realities of life as Peter navigates the challenges of his early years and the subsequent hardships faced by his family in a new land. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Peter as a young boy living on a barge with his mother after the death of his father. Following their descent into poverty, they struggle to survive until Peter encounters Mr. Wells, a shipowner who, impressed by Peter's honesty, takes him in. The opening chapters detail Peter's formative experiences, including his tireless work as a "mudlark" on the banks of the Thames, his apprenticeship at sea, and his eventual decision to immigrate to Australia with his family. These early pages set the foundation for a tale rich with adventure, the pursuit of a better life, and the trials that accompany the immigrant experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Australia -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Australia Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 191812 191813 2024-10-10T06:43:38.112706 2023-09-10T09:38:57.280408 text/html text/html 189214 2007-10-17T10:53:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 67901 2007-10-17T10:53:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 160477 2024-10-10T06:43:45.298670 application/epub+zip 161533 2024-10-10T06:43:41.839684 application/epub+zip 136594 2024-10-10T06:43:40.426670 application/epub+zip 356127 2024-10-10T06:43:47.817633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347778 2024-10-10T06:43:44.411674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214280 2022-09-11T03:45:01.517933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183103 183078 2024-10-10T06:43:37.700715 2023-09-10T09:38:56.982393 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 182906 2007-10-17T10:53:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 69336 2007-10-17T10:53:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20440 2024-10-10T06:43:47.945628 application/rdf+xml 21171 2024-10-10T06:43:40.982696 image/jpeg 4630 2024-10-10T06:43:40.700685 image/jpeg 156377 2024-10-10T06:43:38.131711 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