apparition in For the Term of His Natural Life
d lurking shapes of cruelty and danger. Even the whispering breeze bore with it sighs, and threats, and mutterings of revenge. Oppressed by a terror of loneliness, she hastily caught up the manuscript, and turned to seek the house, when, as if summoned from the earth by the power of her own fears,…
- Record ID
- 3,954
- Year
- 1,874
- Source
- Project Gutenberg
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- Public search-ready
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- Record ID
- 3954
- Source
- Project Gutenberg
- Publication
- For the Term of His Natural Life; Marcus Clarke
- Published
- 1874
- Narrative type
- Spirit-Person Narratives
- Public-text label
- apparition
- Archive period
- Gold Rush Colonial
- Location
- Port Arthur Historic Site, TAS (TAS): B
- State or territory
- TAS
- Source voice
- Source Grounded Section Record
- Publicness
- Public Domain Public Web
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d lurking shapes of cruelty and danger. Even the whispering breeze bore with it sighs, and threats, and mutterings of revenge. Oppressed by a terror of loneliness, she hastily caught up the manuscript, and turned to seek the house, when, as if summoned from the earth by the power of her own fears, a ragged figure barred her passage. To the excited girl this apparition seemed the embodiment of the unknown evil she had dreaded. She recognized the yellow clothing, and marked the eager hands outstretched to seize her. Instantly upon her flashed the story that three days since had set the prison-town agog. The desperado of Port Arthur,.
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