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A Little Australian Girl, or, The Babes in the Bush; and Jim : A Little Nigger
selected work
children's
A Little Australian Girl, or, The Babes in the Bush; and Jim : A Little Nigger
selected work
children's
Issue Details:
First known date:
1881...
1881
A Little Australian Girl, or, The Babes in the Bush; and Jim : A Little Nigger
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A collection of short stories for children.
Notes
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Full text version has handwritten inscription: 'Nora Chambers, Christ Church SS January 1904'
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One page of advertising at back for Lamps and Pitchers and Other Addresses to Children by Rev. George Milligan.
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Users are warned that this work contains terminology that reflects attitudes or language used at the time of publication that are considered inappropriate today.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Edinburgh,
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Scotland,c
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United Kingdom (UK),c
Western Europe,
Europe,:Oliphant, Anderson and Ferrier
, 1897-1899 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.-
A Little Australian Girl, or, The Babes in the Bush,
single work
children's fiction
children's
(p. 5-27)Katie, George, and Willie Alister (aged 9, 7, and 5, respectively) go into the bush to collect kindling. Their task completed, they suddenly find that they've lost their way and must spend a night in the bush. Their parents enlist the help of the locals, including Aboriginal tracker Tommy Sundown, but one night stretches to two and then three. Will the children ever make it home safely?
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Jim: A Little Nigger,
single work
children's fiction
children's
(p. 31-64)Little Jim Crann and his violent step-father are members of a white strolling minstrel troupe who perform in blackface in London. During a visit to Broadbeach in the summer, Jim meets Ella Raymond, a little girl who lives in a large and beautiful house with her kind mother. Ella and Mrs Raymond befriend Jim and teach him to pray, but a terrible tragedy awaits the trio.
- A Lighthouse Keeper for a Night, single work short story children's (p. 65-76)
- Trapped in an Attic, single work children's fiction children's (p. 77-97)
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