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An Outback Marriage
Chapitres (29)
- I: In the Club 0:00
- II: A Dinner for Five 14:50
- III: In Push Society 23:53
- IV: The Old Station 42:33
- V: The Coming of the Heiress 58:22
- VI: A Coach Accident 1:18:06
- VII: Mr. Blake’s Relations 1:39:40
- VIII: At the Homestead 1:46:16
- IX: Some Visitors 1:57:57
- X: A Lawyer in the Bush 2:09:40
- XI: A Walk in the Moonlight 2:20:50
- XII: Mr. Blake Breaks His Engagement 2:36:08
- XIII: The Rivals 2:42:46
- XIV: Red Mick and His Sheep Dogs 2:52:10
- XV: A Proposal and Its Results 3:16:25
- XVI: The Road to No Man’s Land 3:28:19
- XVII: Considine 3:52:39
- XVIII: The Wild Cattle 4:05:56
- XIX: A Chance Encounter 4:25:31
- XX: A Consultation at Kiley’s 4:46:47
- XXI: No Compromise 4:59:47
- XXII: A Nurse and Her Assistant 5:14:19
- XXIII: Hugh Goes in Search 5:24:24
- XXIV: The Second Search for Considine 5:33:33
- XXV: In the Buffalo Camp 5:51:49
- XXVI: The Saving of Considine 6:02:38
- XXVII: The Real Certificate 6:26:56
- XXVIII: A Legal Battle 6:34:20
- XXIX: Races and a Win 6:45:53
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The posh, English daughter of an Australian pastoralist is sent to Kuryong station to learn the ropes. At the same time, a search is underway across the desolate innards of regional New South Wales for the lost son of a wealthy uncle. These stories collide to give a humorous take on the values of family, marriage and hard work, set in the beautiful backdrop of the Australian Outback.
This was Banjo Paterson’s first novel after a string of widely celebrated poems written in the late 1800s.