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giants in Australian fairy tales

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1897
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giants in Australian fairy tales

norance. Erect and threatening they rose to crush me, but at sight of my conductor they fell down again in abject submission and opened the door; whereupon we passed into a mighty cavern, so wide and so lofty that its magnitude astounded me, its limit reaching far beyond my range of vision. Here I…

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2,361
Year
1,897
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Project Gutenberg
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Record ID
2361
Source
Project Gutenberg
Publication
Australian fairy tales; Atha Westbury
Published
1897
Narrative type
Giant and Ogre Narratives
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giants
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
Australia (Australia): B
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norance. Erect and threatening they rose to crush me, but at sight of my conductor they fell down again in abject submission and opened the door; whereupon we passed into a mighty cavern, so wide and so lofty that its magnitude astounded me, its limit reaching far beyond my range of vision. Here I beheld huge giants, mightier than ever appeared in legend or fairy tale. Many were toiling hard, some lay reclining, as if just awakened from a deep sleep; while others slumbered peacefully. Dim and indistinct as the light here glimmered, I could see the ponderous shapes plainly. With the will to question my guide came the power of.

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