Project Gutenberg 2014-06-09 Public domain in the USA. 88 Farjeon, B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) 1833 1903 Farjeon, Benjamin Leopold Grif: A Story of Australian Life Produced by Transcribed by Charles Bowen from page images provided by the Web http://archive.org/details/grifstoryofaustr00farjrich (University of California Libraries) "Grif: A Story of Australian Life" by B. L. Farjeon is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the harsh realities of life in Melbourne, focusing on the character Grif, a ragged boy who struggles with the corrupt and poverty-stricken environment around him. As he interacts with various individuals, including a kind girl named Ally and his ill-fated dog Rough, the narrative explores themes of friendship, love, and the enduring spirit against adversity. The opening of the novel introduces a gloomy house in one of Melbourne's impoverished districts, highlighting the struggles of its inhabitants. Grif and Ally are presented as companions; Ally, a gentle young woman reflecting on her difficult life, and Grif, a boy shaped by hardship yet fiercely loyal. During their conversation, Grif recounts his mischievous past, revealing his encounters with the law and associating it with his need for survival. As the scene unfolds, the tension rises with Grif's knowledge of potentially dangerous criminals, exposing Ally to the risks they face, hinting at a deeper plot that intertwines their lives and relationships with those around them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Australia -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 694642 694651 2024-09-19T08:51:07.819990 2023-09-20T05:14:32.328896 text/html text/html 720023 2014-06-08T18:51:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 261794 2014-06-08T18:51:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 318439 2024-09-19T08:51:16.669995 application/epub+zip 328199 2024-09-19T08:51:09.492014 application/epub+zip 328199 2024-09-19T08:51:08.518003 application/epub+zip 562346 2024-09-19T08:51:22.607938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527466 2024-09-19T08:51:15.960957 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493221 2022-09-20T21:23:55.798883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 671921 671743 2024-09-19T08:51:06.581000 2023-09-20T05:14:30.926889 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 671623 2014-06-08T18:51:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 255581 2014-06-08T18:51:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 671614 2014-06-08T18:51:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 255558 2014-06-08T18:51:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20247 2024-09-19T08:51:22.744906 application/rdf+xml 12468 2024-09-19T08:51:08.875980 image/jpeg 3129 2024-09-19T08:51:08.691978 image/jpeg 312603 2024-09-19T08:51:07.880020 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