A Lady s Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852 53 — Ellen Clacy
A Lady s Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852 53
Ellen ClacyPlatanus Publishing
A Lady s Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852 53
Ellen ClacyI cannot deny that I was entirely to blame for the calamity that overtook Ulysses and if I call attention to the high social and literary standing of the gentleman whom I employed as an accomplice in the affair it is not at all with the hope of thereby lessening my own responsibility It is certain that I furnished the unfortunate creature the cause for his desperation I ought also to confess that I felt a sense of profound relief when he accepted the only means apparent to his limited understanding of freeing himself from his dilemma But what was I to do When a man has an elephant on his hands he should be judged with a kindly consideration for the awkwardness of his situation
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The first night on shore after so long a voyage could scarcely seem otherwise than strange one missed the eternal rocking at which so many grumble on board ship Dogs Melbourne is full of them kept up an incessant barking revolvers were cracking in all directions until daybreak giving one a pleasant idea of the state of society and last not least of these annoyances was one unmentionable to ears polite which would alone have sufficed to drive sleep away from poor wearied me How I envied my companion as accustomed to these disagreeables she slept soundly by my side but morning at length dawned and I fell into a refreshing slumber The next few days were busy ones for all though rather dismal to me as I was confined almost entirely within doors owing to the awful state of the streets for in the colonies at this season of the year one may go out prepared for fine weather with blue sky above and dry under foot and in less than an hour should a colonial shower come on be unable to cross some of the streets without a plank being placed from the middle of the road to the pathway or the alternative of walking in water up to the knees Tanıtım Bülteninden
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The first night on shore after so long a voyage could scarcely seem otherwise than strange one missed the eternal rocking at which so many grumble on board ship Dogs Melbourne is full of them kept up an incessant barking revolvers were cracking in all directions until daybreak giving one a pleasant idea of the state of society and last not least of these annoyances was one unmentionable to ears polite which would alone have sufficed to drive sleep away from poor wearied me How I envied my companion as accustomed to these disagreeables she slept soundly by my side but morning at length dawned and I fell into a refreshing slumber The next few days were busy ones for all though rather dismal to me as I was confined almost entirely within doors owing to the awful state of the streets for in the colonies at this season of the year one may go out prepared for fine weather with blue sky above and dry under foot and in less than an hour should a colonial shower come on be unable to cross some of the streets without a plank being placed from the middle of the road to the pathway or the alternative of walking in water up to the knees
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Ellen Clacy tarafından kaleme alınan A Ladys Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852 53 Platanus Publishing eseri olarak okurlarla buluşuyor A Ladys Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852 53 Ellen Clacy Kitap Özeti The first night on shore after so long a voyage could scarcely seem otherwise than strange one missed the eternal rocking at which so many grumble on board ship Dogs Melbourne is full of them kept up an incessant barking revolvers were cracking in all directions until daybreak giving one a pleasant idea of the state of society and last not least of these annoyances was one unmentionable to ears polite which would alone have sufficed to drive sleep away from poor wearied me How I envied my companion as accustomed to these disagreeables she slept soundly by my side but morning at length dawned and I fell into a refreshing slumber The next few days were busy ones for all though rather dismal to me as I was confined almost entirely within doors owing to the awful state of the streets for in the colonies at this season of the year one may go out prepared for fine weather with blue sky above and dry under foot and in less than an hour should a colonial shower come on be unable to cross some of the streets without a plank being placed from the middle of the road to the pathway or the alternative of walking in water up to the knees Yayınevi Platanus Publishing Yazar Ellen Clacy Sayfa 150 Sayfa Kağıt 2 Hamur Boyut 14 00x21 00 cm Basım Yılı Mart 2020 Barkod 9786257058476 Kategori Edebiyat Kitapları Yabancı Dilde Kitaplar Roman
Platanus Publishing
The first night on shore after so long a voyage could scarcely seem otherwise than strange one missed the eternal rocking at which so many grumble on board ship Dogs Melbourne is full of them kept up an incessant barking revolvers were cracking in all directions until daybreak giving one a pleasant idea of the state of society and last not least of these annoyances was one unmentionable to ears polite which would alone have sufficed to drive sleep away from poor wearied me How I envied my companion as accustomed to these disagreeables she slept soundly by my side but morning at length dawned and I fell into a refreshing slumber The next few days were busy ones for all though rather dismal to me as I was confined almost entirely within doors owing to the awful state of the streets for in the colonies at this season of the year one may go out prepared for fine weather with blue sky above and dry under foot and in less than an hour should a colonial shower come on be unable to cross some of the streets without a plank being placed from the middle of the road to the pathway or the alternative of walking in water up to the knees
Platanus Publishing
The first night on shore after so long a voyage could scarcely seem otherwise than strange one missed the eternal rocking at which so many grumble on board ship Dogs Melbourne is full of them kept up an incessant barking revolvers were cracking in all directions until daybreak giving one a pleasant idea of the state of society and last not least of these annoyances was one unmentionable to ears polite which would alone have sufficed to drive sleep away from poor wearied me How I envied my companion as accustomed to these disagreeables she slept soundly by my side but morning at length dawned and I fell into a refreshing slumber The next few days were busy ones for all though rather dismal to me as I was confined almost entirely within doors owing to the awful state of the streets for in the colonies at this season of the year one may go out prepared for fine weather with blue sky above and dry under foot and in less than an hour should a colonial shower come on be unable to cross some of the streets without a plank being placed from the middle of the road to the pathway or the alternative of walking in water up to the knees
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It may be deemed presumptuous that one of my age and sex should venture to give to the public an account of personalshould personal adventures in a land which has so often been descanted pon byadventures by other and abler pens but when I reflect on the many mothers wives and sisters in England whose hearts are ever longing forwives for information respecting the dangers and privations to whichinformation which their relatives at the antipodes are exposed I cannot but hopetheir hope that the presumption of my undertaking may be pardoned inthat in onsideration of the pleasure which an accurate description ofconsideration of some of the Australian Gold Fields may perhaps afford tosome to many and although the time of my residence in the coloniesmany colonies was short I had the advantage not only in Melbourne butwas but whilst in the bush of constant intercourse with manywhilst many experienced diggers and old colonists thus having everyexperienced every facility for acquiring information respecting Victoria and thefacility the other colonies Tanıtım Bülteninden
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It may be deemed presumptuous that one of my age and sex should venture to give to the public an account of personalshould personal adventures in a land which has so often been descanted pon byadventures by other and abler pens but when I reflect on the many mothers wives and sisters in England whose hearts are ever longing forwives for information respecting the dangers and privations to whichinformation which their relatives at the antipodes are exposed I cannot but hopetheir hope that the presumption of my undertaking may be pardoned inthat in onsideration of the pleasure which an accurate description ofconsideration of some of the Australian Gold Fields may perhaps afford tosome to many and although the time of my residence in the coloniesmany colonies was short I had the advantage not only in Melbourne butwas but whilst in the bush of constant intercourse with manywhilst many experienced diggers and old colonistsmdash thus having everyexperienced every facility for acquiring information respecting Victoria and thefacility the other colonies