Project Gutenberg 2008-07-23 Public domain in the USA. 59 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio In a new world : $b or, Among the gold-fields of Australia Etext produced by Gary Sandino from a scanned text kindly provided by the Internet Archive (www.archive.org) HTML file produced by David Widger "In a New World: or, Among the Gold-Fields of Australia" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story introduces young American boys Harry Vane and Jack Pendleton, who embark on an adventurous journey to the Australian gold fields, hoping to seek their fortunes amid the exciting but treacherous atmosphere of gold prospecting. Their journey is sprinkled with themes of friendship, ambition, and the challenges of survival in a new land. The opening of the novel sets the scene in a modest inn in Melbourne, where Professor Hemmenway, a magician, and two boys, Harry and Jack, prepare for their next steps after surviving a shipwreck together. While the professor plans to return to America, the boys, motivated by a desire for adventure and a better future, decide to pursue opportunities in the mines. As they discuss their plans, Harry expresses confidence, while Jack shares his dreams of supporting his mother. Their intentions attract the attention of a shady character named Dick Fletcher, who insinuates himself into their plans, hinting at future conflicts as they set out towards the mines. The tension builds as they prepare to face the uncertainties and dangers of their new adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Gold mines and mining -- Juvenile fiction Australia -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Australia Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - General Browsing: Fiction 380395 380404 2024-09-11T08:14:11.102847 2023-09-11T11:21:00.290793 text/html text/html 389316 2021-01-03T21:42:34 text/html 182236 2024-09-11T08:14:18.437813 application/epub+zip 189064 2024-09-11T08:14:12.838844 application/epub+zip 189064 2024-09-11T08:14:11.829860 application/epub+zip 382333 2024-09-11T08:14:22.658780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347689 2024-09-11T08:14:17.661806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408176 2022-09-12T08:03:42.854604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321233 321079 2024-09-11T08:14:09.599866 2023-09-11T11:20:58.900284 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 321039 2021-01-03T21:42:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 117324 2021-01-03T21:42:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19332 2024-09-11T08:14:22.798803 application/rdf+xml 14059 2024-09-11T08:14:12.185835 image/jpeg 3548 2024-09-11T08:14:12.006833 image/jpeg 119974 2021-01-03T21:42:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 179329 2024-09-11T08:14:11.131845 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