apparition in Australia Felix
d curt. Having himself stowed the things inside the bar and borrowed a lantern, he drew his wife's arm through his, and hurried her away. It was pitch-dark, and the ground was wet and squelchy. Their feet sank in the mud. Polly clung to Richard's arm, trembling at the rude voices, the laughter, the…
- Record ID
- 3,036
- Year
- 1,917
- Source
- Project Gutenberg
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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Record context
- Record ID
- 3036
- Source
- Project Gutenberg
- Publication
- Australia Felix; Henry Handel Richardson
- Published
- 1917 public-domain Australian fiction; Project Gutenberg transcription
- Narrative type
- Retellings and Adaptations
- Public-text label
- apparition
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Victoria (VIC): B
- State or territory
- VIC
- Source voice
- Source Grounded Section Record
- Publicness
- Public Domain Public Web
Source-grounded excerpt
d curt. Having himself stowed the things inside the bar and borrowed a lantern, he drew his wife's arm through his, and hurried her away. It was pitch-dark, and the ground was wet and squelchy. Their feet sank in the mud. Polly clung to Richard's arm, trembling at the rude voices, the laughter, the brawling, that issued from the grog-shops; at the continual apparition of rough, bearded men. One of these, who held a candle stuck in a bottle, was accosted by Richard and soundly rated. When they turned out of the street with its few dismal oil-lamps, their way led them among dirty tents and black pits, and they had to depend for.
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