Project Gutenberg 2008-01-28 Public domain in the USA. 72 Turner, Lilian Johnson, A. J. Johnson, A.J. An Australian Lassie Produced by David Wilson, Jacqueline Jeremy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "An Australian Lassie" by Lilian Turner is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the life of young Elizabeth Bruce, a spirited girl attending Wygate School, and her interactions with classmates, including John Brown, the new boy who quickly becomes a rival. The narrative touches on themes of childhood rivalry, family dynamics, and the trials of growing up, all set against the backdrop of a suburban Australian community. The opening of the novel introduces Wygate School and establishes the competitive environment among the students. Elizabeth Bruce finds herself at the bottom of her class, struggling with feelings of anger and injustice after being punished for her antics involving John Brown. Throughout the chapter, the dynamics of the school and the juxtaposition between Elizabeth’s frustrations and her desire to excel are portrayed. The presence of the antagonistic John Brown symbolizes the challenges Elizabeth must face as she attempts to navigate her relationships and assert her place within the school hierarchy. As the story unfolds, readers can expect a mix of schoolyard adventures and heartfelt moments that capture the essence of childhood. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Australia -- Juvenile fiction Schools -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 283109 283116 2024-09-10T11:34:46.170014 2023-09-11T04:57:57.063744 text/html text/html 287398 2008-01-27T18:02:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 569594 2008-01-27T18:04:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 649298 2024-09-10T11:34:53.157976 application/epub+zip 650400 2024-09-10T11:34:48.021978 application/epub+zip 160729 2024-09-10T11:34:46.939022 application/epub+zip 835526 2024-09-10T11:34:56.968940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 801838 2024-09-10T11:34:52.278975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313248 2022-09-11T10:03:22.770333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248037 247934 2024-09-10T11:34:45.136037 2023-09-11T04:57:56.203724 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 247955 2008-01-27T17:53:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 95721 2008-01-27T18:04:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 247946 2008-01-27T18:03:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95696 2008-01-27T18:04:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20207 2024-09-10T11:34:57.113933 application/rdf+xml 15893 2024-09-10T11:34:47.303986 image/jpeg 4091 2024-09-10T11:34:47.119042 image/jpeg 616668 2024-09-10T11:34:46.209002 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