Project Gutenberg 2008-06-10 Public domain in the USA. 117 Scott, G. Firth 1935 Scott, Firth Scott, George Henry Firth Spence, Percy F. S. (Percy Frederick Seaton) 1868 1933 Colonial Born: A Tale of the Queensland bush Produced by Nick Wall, Barbara Kosker, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Colonial Born: A Tale of the Queensland Bush" by G. Firth Scott is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the life of Taylor, a hardworking bushman living on his selection known as Taylor's Flat, and his experiences in the Queensland outback. The narrative explores themes of isolation, marriage, the struggles of adapting to family life, and the impact of gold rush fever on the community. The opening of the novel sets the scene at Taylor's Flat, where the protagonist lives a solitary life until he unexpectedly marries a fresh-faced immigrant girl, introducing a new dynamic to his simple existence. As Taylor grapples with the challenges of marriage and the loneliness that creeps back into his life, the arrival of their child brings both joy and sorrow. The narrative highlights Taylor's initial contentment, followed by unrest in his domestic life as his wife struggles to adapt to their isolation. It hints at broader themes of community and change, particularly as new characters are introduced who will inevitably intertwine with their lives, indicating potential conflicts and developments in the unfolding story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Australia -- Fiction PR Text Australia Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 522902 517515 2024-09-11T06:33:39.843023 2023-09-11T09:51:04.768269 text/html text/html 524723 2021-01-03T17:45:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1032140 2021-01-03T17:45:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1087429 2024-09-11T06:33:49.315496 application/epub+zip 1089920 2024-09-11T06:33:42.062514 application/epub+zip 265457 2024-09-11T06:33:40.798547 application/epub+zip 1333636 2024-09-11T06:33:54.738475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1281351 2024-09-11T06:33:48.027493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400805 2022-09-12T05:55:31.786316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473508 473284 2024-09-11T06:33:38.521023 2023-09-11T09:51:03.598279 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 473276 2021-01-03T17:45:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 178282 2021-01-03T17:45:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 473267 2021-01-03T17:45:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 178247 2021-01-03T17:45:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20967 2024-09-11T06:33:54.900443 application/rdf+xml 16227 2024-09-11T06:33:41.170525 image/jpeg 3761 2024-09-11T06:33:40.984522 image/jpeg 1090853 2024-09-11T06:33:39.906039 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