giant in Tales of the Dandenongs First Series
managed to escape from his grasp. With fear to aid her speed, she turned and ran for the road, hoping that some passer-by might come to her rescue. She had barely started, however, before she realised that he was out-pacing her and must easily catch her up before she reached the gate—some two hundr…
- Record ID
- 2,335
- Year
- 1,925
- Source
- Project Gutenberg Australia
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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- Record ID
- 2335
- Source
- Project Gutenberg Australia
- Publication
- Tales of the Dandenongs; Hume Cook
- Published
- 1925
- Narrative type
- Giant and Ogre Narratives
- Public-text label
- giant
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Dandenong Ranges, VIC (VIC): B
- State or territory
- VIC
- Source voice
- Source Grounded Section Record
- Publicness
- Public Domain Public Web
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managed to escape from his grasp. With fear to aid her speed, she turned and ran for the road, hoping that some passer-by might come to her rescue. She had barely started, however, before she realised that he was out-pacing her and must easily catch her up before she reached the gate—some two hundred yards away. With an extra spurt she therefore made for a giant gum tree near at hand, thinking that, by dodging behind it, she could double back and reach the house ahead of him. But he was far too swift of foot, and, just as she reached the tree, he caught her by the arm again, swung her savagely round, and strove to throw her to the.
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