Australian Capers: Or Christopher Cockle's Colonial Experience (1867) - Couverture souple

Old Boomerang

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1165347938 ISBN 13 : 9781165347933

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Australian Capers: Or Christopher Cockle�������s Colonial Experience is a book written by Old Boomerang and published in 1867. The book is a fictional account of the experiences of Christopher Cockle, a British man who travels to Australia in the mid-19th century to make his fortune. The book is divided into several chapters, each of which describes a different aspect of Cockle's life in Australia. The first chapter introduces Cockle and his motivations for traveling to Australia. The subsequent chapters describe his experiences on the voyage to Australia, his arrival in Sydney, and his attempts to find work and establish himself in the new country. Throughout the book, Cockle encounters a variety of characters, including other British expatriates, Australian natives, and convicts. The book also includes descriptions of the Australian landscape, wildlife, and culture. The tone of the book is humorous and satirical, with Old Boomerang using Cockle's experiences to poke fun at the British colonial mindset and the challenges of life in Australia. The book also touches on themes of class, race, and identity. Overall, Australian Capers: Or Christopher Cockle�������s Colonial Experience is a lighthearted and entertaining look at life in colonial Australia, written from the perspective of a British expatriate.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Affectionately yours, (S igned) SAMUEL 0. KENT.. To John Richard Houlding, Esq., Darlinghurst, Sydney. Copy of Letter from REV. JOSEPH H. FLETCHER, Principal of Newington College. NEWINGTON, PAREAMATTA RIVER, WESLETAN COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION, June im, 1866. MY DEAR SIR, WITH the aid of your MSS. from Chapter I. to XV., I have duly rejoiced with placid Mr. Noah Cockle at the birthof his son Christopher; have taken a merry voyage in the luxurious steamer Calabash; have smiled at Tim Rafferty,. steward, philosopher, and wit; and have pitied the verdant Christopher in his painful and costly induction into common sense and colonial experience. If anything short of actual suffering can wake up suck human shell-fish, it will be a book like yours, with humour enough to make them read it, and enough of the salt of wisdomlurking in it everywhere to improve their mental health before they have done with it. So much good service has never before been done with a BOOMERANG. I most heartily desire that it may strike your aim, as smartly and beneficially as you intend, and fly back to your feet with enough golden dust about it to afford you some substantial remuneration for your labour. I am, my dear Sir, Yours truly, (S igned) JOSEPH H. FLETCHER. To J. R. Houlding, Esq., Sea View Terrace.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1165347938
• ISBN 13: 9781165347933
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 466
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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