Project Gutenberg 2015-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 77 Various Verschillende Various, Various The Wide World Magazine, Vol. 22, No. 128, November, 1908 Produced by Richard Tonsing, Victorian/Edwardian Pictorial Magazines, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Wide World Magazine, Vol. 22, No. 128, November, 1908" is a collection of travel and adventure stories published during the early 20th century. This issue encompasses a range of articles offering readers vivid glimpses into diverse experiences, from exciting race meetings in Australia to endurance races in America and curious anecdotes from various authors. Such a compilation reflects the adventurous spirit and exploration themes of its time. The opening of the magazine features a story titled "Barmaid's Steeplechase" by C.C. Paltridge, which recalls an exciting race set in the Australian bush during the 1870s. The narrative introduces a young boy named Charlie, who unexpectedly finds himself riding in a steeplechase due to the absence of an experienced jockey. Amidst a backdrop of rough-and-tumble characters and a lively crowd, the race unfolds with peril and excitement, highlighted by Charlie's initial efforts and obstacles faced, including the antics of a malicious rival named Lean. This engaging setting serves to not only entertain but also illustrate the camaraderie, risks, and wild spirit characteristic of local racing culture in that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Voyages and travels -- Periodicals English periodicals Adventure stories -- Periodicals History, Modern -- 20th century -- Periodicals AP Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography 417100 417216 2024-09-20T14:33:26.025922 2023-09-21T10:55:17.721801 text/html text/html 411786 2015-07-17T16:38:54 text/html; charset=us-ascii 6447553 2015-07-17T16:39:02 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 6596133 2024-09-20T14:33:33.705878 application/epub+zip 6596799 2024-09-20T14:33:27.580903 application/epub+zip 234813 2024-09-20T14:33:26.775907 application/epub+zip 6708409 2024-09-20T14:33:38.708866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6592012 2024-09-20T14:33:32.940843 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315703 2022-09-22T12:00:52.729373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369595 369441 2024-09-20T14:33:24.745931 2023-09-21T10:55:16.277803 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 369822 2015-07-17T16:38:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 146400 2015-07-17T16:39:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18787 2024-09-20T14:33:38.871836 application/rdf+xml 28882 2024-09-20T14:33:26.900103 image/jpeg 3398 2024-09-20T14:33:26.851873 image/jpeg 6481222 2024-09-20T14:33:26.311870 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