Project Gutenberg 2016-01-02 Public domain in the USA. 124 Martin, Catherine 1848 1937 Mackay, Catherine Edith Macauley Macleod, Mrs. Alick Macleod, Alick, Mrs. An Australian Girl Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Australian_Girl Produced by Al Haines "An Australian Girl" by Catherine Martin is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The book explores themes of love, social expectations, and the contrasts of life in colonial Australia, primarily through the relationship between Stella Courtland and Edward Ritchie. The narrative delves into their conversations, evolving feelings, and the implications of marriage against the backdrop of their affluent yet somewhat restrictive social environment. The opening of the novel establishes a hot December Sunday afternoon in South Australia, highlighting the dry landscape and the lush gardens that set the scene for the interaction between Stella and Ted. As they stroll through the garden adorned with grapevines and roses, their playful banter reveals their history and the complexities of their relationship. Ted's persistent proposals of marriage and Stella's light-hearted refusals hint at a deeper tension, while the dialogue provides insight into their personalities and social critiques, painting a vivid picture of their lives and the societal expectations that surround them. Through their exchanges, readers are introduced to the thematic dichotomies of affection vs. uncertainty, as well as the contrasts between personal desire and societal demands. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Australia -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Married women -- Fiction Mate selection -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction Australians -- Europe -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1226632 1226577 2024-12-21T10:36:39.704649 2023-09-22T06:52:24.051878 text/html text/html 1229937 2016-01-02T16:17:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 475012 2016-01-02T16:17:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 503387 2024-12-21T10:37:14.589506 application/epub+zip 1241345 2024-12-21T10:37:11.129515 application/pdf 1241344 2024-12-21T10:36:48.812648 application/pdf 529998 2024-12-21T10:36:54.598576 application/epub+zip 529999 2024-12-21T10:36:43.610674 application/epub+zip 797829 2024-12-21T10:37:24.126481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 739544 2024-12-21T10:37:06.055574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 740527 2022-09-23T06:16:33.497849 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1102491 1102487 2024-12-21T10:36:38.373699 2023-09-22T06:52:22.952811 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1103337 2016-01-02T16:16:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 430865 2016-01-02T16:16:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1085362 2016-01-02T16:17:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 428186 2016-01-02T16:17:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1085392 2016-01-02T16:17:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 427980 2016-01-02T16:17:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 29347 2024-12-21T10:37:24.294429 application/rdf+xml 1075878 2024-12-21T10:36:35.135675 2023-09-22T06:52:20.502798 text/x-rst text/x-rst 1075878 2016-01-02T16:16:54 text/x-rst 453852 2016-01-02T16:16:54 text/x-rst application/zip 6962 2024-12-21T10:36:51.037605 image/jpeg 1606 2024-12-21T10:36:49.875621 image/jpeg 481717 2024-12-21T10:36:39.806677 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