Peter Biddulph The Story Of An Australian Settler
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Peter Biddulph The Story Of An Australian Settler
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Author : William Henry Giles Kingston
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date : 2020-09-28
Peter Biddulph The Story Of An Australian Settler written by William Henry Giles Kingston and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-28 with Fiction categories.
ÊFrom my earliest days to the present time I have been gradually climbing up the ladder towards a comfortable berth on the top; and if a ratlin has given way beneath my feet, I always have had a firm hold above my head. The first step I took was off the mud on to dry ground. I can recollect nothing clearly before that time. I was born on board a river barge, and never left it, winter nor summer, till I was fully six years old. One day the barge took the mud, which is not surprising, considering that I was the only person on deck. I ran to the helm to turn her head off the shore, but it was too lateÑthere she stuck hard and fast. My mother was below, tending my father, and he lay dying. It was the bargeÕs last voyage, and his too. Both had seen much service. The barge never moved again, but went on rotting and rotting till the owner sold her and she was broken up. Father died that night, and a boat came and took mother and me on shore, with fatherÕs body, and such property as we possessedÑnot much, I fancy,Ña kettle and pot, some plates, and knives, and cups, and a few clothes,Ñwe hadnÕt wanted furniture, and with these mother and I had to begin the world. She said things might have been worse, for she might have had a dozen children instead of one, and debts to payÑand she didnÕt owe a farthing, which was a great comfort in her affliction.
Peter Biddulph The Story Of An Australian Settler
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Author : Kingston William Henry Giles
language : en
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Release Date : 2016-06-23
Peter Biddulph The Story Of An Australian Settler written by Kingston William Henry Giles and has been published by Hardpress Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-23 with categories.
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Peter Biddulph
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Author : W. H. G. Kingston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1910
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Author : William Henry Kingston
language : en
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Release Date : 2023-08
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Peter Biddulph: The Story of an Australian Settler, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Peter Biddulph
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Author : William Henry Giles Kingston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1881
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Peter Biddulph The Story Of An Australian Settler W H G Kingston
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Author : W. H. G. Kingston
language : en
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Release Date : 2009-12-07
Peter Biddulph The Story Of An Australian Settler W H G Kingston written by W. H. G. Kingston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-07 with categories.
A passage from the book... From my earliest days to the present time I have been gradually climbing up the ladder towards a comfortable berth on the top; and if a ratlin has given way beneath my feet, I always have had a firm hold above my head. The first step I took was off the mud on to dry ground. I can recollect nothing clearly before that time. I was born on board a river barge, and never left it, winter nor summer, till I was fully six years old. One day the barge took the mud, which is not surprising, considering that I was the only person on deck. I ran to the helm to turn her head off the shore, but it was too late-there she stuck hard and fast. My mother was below, tending my father, and he lay dying. It was the barge's last voyage, and his too. Both had seen much service. The barge never moved again, but went on rotting and rotting till the owner sold her and she was broken up.Father died that night, and a boat came and took mother and me on shore, with father's body, and such property as we possessed-not much, I fancy,-a kettle and pot, some plates, and knives, and cups, and a few clothes,-we hadn't wanted furniture, and with these mother and I had to begin the world. She said things might have been worse, for she might have had a dozen children instead of one, and debts to pay-and she didn't owe a farthing, which was a great comfort in her affliction.
Peter Biddulph
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Author : William Henry Giles Kingston
language : en
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Release Date : 1883
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Peter Biddulph
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Author : William Henry G. Kingston
language : en
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Release Date : 1881
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Author : W. H. G. Kingston
language : en
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
Release Date : 2008-03-01
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Author : W. H. G. Kingston
language : en
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Release Date : 2007-11-01
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William Henry Giles Kingston (1814-1880), was a writer of tales for boys. He was born in London, but spent much of his youth in Oporto. His first book, The Circassian Chief, appeared in 1844. His first book for boys, Peter the Whaler, was published in 1851, and had such success that he retired from business and devoted himself entirely to the production of this kind of literature, in which his popularity was deservedly great; and during 30 years he wrote upwards of 130 tales, including Digby Heathcote (1860), The Three Midshipmen (1862), The Three Lieutenants (1874), The Three Commanders (1875) and In the Rocky Mountains (1878). He also conducted various papers, including The Colonist, and Colonial Magazine and East India Review. He was also interested in emigration, volunteering, and various philanthropic schemes. For services in negotiating a commercial treaty with Portugal he received a Portuguese knighthood, and for his literary labours a Government pension.