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William Rainey William Rainey i(A60073 works by) (a.k.a. W. R. Rainey)
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Hilda's Experiences May Baldwin , London : Chambers , 1913 Z1605827 1913 single work children's fiction children's
1 1 y separately published work icon Through the Heart of Tibet Alexander Macdonald , London : Blackie , 1910 Z1180405 1910 single work children's fiction children's adventure Hobart Mercury of 30 November 1909 states that the work 'is written in Alexander Macdonald's usually vigorous style, and deals with a secret expedition to the very heart of Tibet and the sacred city of Lhasa, and into which is woven the adventures of a boy hero, which affords splendid reading for youths' ('Publications Received' 7).
1 2 y separately published work icon The Hidden Nugget : A Story of the Australian Goldfields Alexander Macdonald , London : Blackie , 1909 Z844277 1909 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction 'Mixture of mystery, adventure, suspense, and intricate plot. Frank Brandon is the hero, "tall and slim of build, but as tough and wiry as most Australians bred on back-block plains". A heavy sense of mystery and foul play centres around a large nugget hidden somewhere in vast WA' (Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature 271).
1 y separately published work icon The White Trail : A Story of the Early Days of the Klondike Alexander Macdonald , New York (City) : H. M. Caldwell Company , 1908 Z1180408 1908 single work prose children's
1 y separately published work icon The Island Traders : A Tale of the South Seas Alexander Macdonald , New York (City) : H. M. Caldwell Company , 1908 Z1180144 1908 single work children's fiction children's Raymond Fairfax’s education has been paid for by his uncle up until now, but he has just received a letter advising that he will need to make his own way in the world from now on. As he gazes out at the ships at Circular Quay in Sydney, he ponders his future. He supposes he might make a career as a journalist, and he thinks he might go overseas. His one asset, as he sees it, is his ability to speak Mota, a Melanesian language. While he thinks through his quandary, he sees a ship that is called, serendipitously enough, the Mota. It is a chance encounter that will determine the path of Raymond’s future.
1 1 y separately published work icon The Quest of the Black Opals : A Tale of Adventure in the Heart of Australia Alexander Macdonald , London : Blackie , 1908 Z1180131 1908 single work children's fiction children's 'Dick Gordon and Jack Meredith, 18 years old and newly arrived in Australia, explore the opal fields from Victoria to the border between south-west Queensland and north-eastern SA. The boys spend all day cycling to the opal fields of White Cliffs in outback heat, without a trace of sunburn or heat exhaustion. Macdonald includes the complete verses of '"Waltzing Matilda", sightings of bunyips, a grand corroboree, and a voyage down the Darling which borders on the burlesque' (Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature 271).
1 1 y separately published work icon The Great White Chief : A Story of Adventure in Unknown New Guinea Robert M. MacDonald , London : Blackie , 1907 Z1175830 1907 single work children's fiction children's Miller and Macarrtney say this novel relates to 'exploring and native customs.'
1 y separately published work icon A Very Naughty Girl L. T. Meade , London : Chambers , 1901 Z1280695 1901 single work children's fiction children's

'School story set in England about a girl born and brought up in Tasmania.' Source: Australian Children's Books A Bibliography Volume One 1774-1972.(1992): 271.

'Evelyn Wynford, heiress of Castle Wynford, when she arrives from Tasmania at her uncle's house, is wilful, selfish, vain, and unladylike. As the story develops, her aunt, her cousin, and others begin to have a healthy influence over her; then certain serious troubles humble her, and leave her much changed and truly repentant.' Source: publisher's catalogue at the back of The Empire's Children.

1 y separately published work icon First in the Field : A Story of New South Wales George Manville Fenn , London : S. W. Partridge , 1894 Z978017 1894 single work children's fiction children's adventure
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