British Reader series used in education. At one stage this booked belonged to childre of artist Walter Withers.Various names handwritten in ink: Inside Cover (Crossed out) Mary Withers Tuesday 10th March 1908 Mary Withers (Crossed out) Edith, Elizabeth Edith, Elizabeth, Inez Goods Edeith, Elizabeth Inez Goods Plumbfield Ledbury W. McDonald Montmorency Facing Page W. McDonald Montmorency (Crossed out) Margery Withers Eltham October 24th (Crossed out) Edith Goodsedith goods, elizabeth inez goods, w. mcdonald, mary withers, margery withers, literary reader

Charles Kingsley: His Letters and Memories of His Life Vol 1 Author: Charles Kingsley Edited by his wife ( Frances "Fanny" Grenfell) Publisher: C Kegan Paul & Co Date: 1879 Further Information: Sixth Abridged Editionnon-fictionThe focus of this book is not a standard biography written by an outside observer; it is a life story told through letters and personal journals. The volume is seamlessly woven together with editorial commentary by Kingsley’s widow, Frances "Fanny" Grenfell. Because this is Volume 1, it covers the first half of Charles Kingsley's life. It documents his childhood, his time at Cambridge University, and his intense courtship of Fanny. His early career as an Anglican clergyman in the rural parish of Eversley is covered, alongside his rise to national prominence in the late 1840s and 1850s as a social reformer. The text highlights his role in the Christian Socialist movement and his writing under the pen name "Parson Lot" to advocate for the working class. It also explores the writing and reception of his famous early novels, such as Alton Locke and Yeast, which tackled themes of poverty and systemic inequality.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, charles kingsley: his letters and memories of his life vol 1, frances "fanny" grenfell, mrs kingsley

The Betrothed Lovers Author: Alessandro Manzoni Publisher: Ward Lock & Co Date: 1889 Further Information: Edited by G.T.BettanyfictionThe subject novel is regarded as a Victorian literary artifact of a masterpiece of European literature. The Betrothed Lovers is the English translation of I Promessi Sposi (originally published in 1827), widely considered the most famous and influential Italian novel ever written. Set in northern Italy in 1628 during the oppressive era of Spanish rule, the story follows two young silk weavers, Renzo and Lucia, who are deeply in love and wish to marry. Their plans are cruelly shattered by a tyrannical local baron, Don Rodrigo, who wants Lucia for himself and forces the couple to flee. The epic narrative follows their separate, perilous journeys through a landscape torn apart by war, political corruption, famine, and a devastating outbreak of the Bubonic Plague in Milan. This work is renowned for its deep psychological realism, social critique, and profound exploration of religious faith and divine providence.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the betrothed lovers, allessandro manzoni, g.t.bettany

Hard cover book, Keraban The Inflexible (part 1)The Captain of The Guidara. Author: Jules Verne Publisher: Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington, Crown Buildings 188 Fleet Street, London. W1. Date: 1887 Light blue hardcover with the title on the spine having lettering to spine in black hand written text pen. fiction"The Captain of the Guidara" refers to the English title of the first volume of Jules Verne's 1883 novel Kéraban le Têtu, part of his Voyages Extraordinaire series. The second novel features “Scarpante the Spy” to complete the two part volume of “Kéraban the Inflexible”.In the English edition, the story is following The Captain of the Guidara. Originally published in French in 1883 and in Britain with two volumes in 1887. The story follows a stubborn Turkish merchant, Keraban, who refuses to pay a new tax on crossing the Bosporus and instead embarks on a lengthy journey around the Black Sea. The "Guidara" refers to the ship central to this Ottoman era adventure. It features two Dutchmen and the obstinate Keraban navigating political, cultural, and geographical challenges. The novel is richly illustrated and reflects Verne’s signature blend of travel, exploration, and historical detail. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, great ocean road, keraban the inflexible (part 1) the captain of the guidara, jules verne

Hard cover book,The Rambler & The Idler Author: Dr. Samuel Johnson, Mr. Town, John Hawkesworth Publisher: William P Nimmo, 14 King William St, The Strand, London. W1. Date: 1876 Further Information: The flyleaf reads The Rambler and the Idler. By Samuel Johnson. The Adventurer. By John Hawkesworth. The Connoisseur. By (Mr. Town Pen Name) Green Cloth hardcover with a green spine and lettering in black texter. The spine has a Library label with an inscription.non-fictionThis single 1876 volume combines four of the most influential weekly and semi weekly periodical essay series of the mid-18th century. Despite the phrasing of the era, these are not fiction stories or novels. They are periodical essays brief, single-topic pieces written to critique, educate, and entertain 18th-century readers. The collection covers three themes: morality and human nature, with a focus on reflections relating to the disappointments of life, the inevitability of death, managing one's passions, and the search for true happiness, featuring mainly in The Rambler; social satire and manners, with lighthearted and witty take downs of London high society, modern trends, vanity, and standard eccentric characters of the town; and literary criticism, with essays that analyse contemporary poetry and the theatre, along with the evolving English language.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the rambler and the idler, john hawkesworth., mr. town, samuel johnson

Selections from the Prose Works of John Milton Author: John Milton Edited by the Rev.James J G Graham Publisher: Hurst and Blackett Date: 1870 Further Information: Red embossed hardcover with a red spine and lettering in gold. The spine has a Library label with an inscription.fictionSelections from the Prose Works of John Milton (1870) is a curated compilation of the non-poetic writings of John Milton. While Milton is globally famous for epic poems like Paradise Lost, he spent a significant portion of his adult life writing fiery political and religious tracts. This specific volume, compiled and annotated by the Rev. James J.G. Graham, extracts the most powerful segments of Milton’s prose. The book organizes his writings to give readers a cohesive look at Milton's philosophy, including his arguments for the freedom of the press known as Areopagitica. This was a famous 1644 prose pamphlet by Milton, written to protest Parliament's Licensing Order of 1643, which mandated government pre-approval for all published books. It remains one of the most historically significant defences of freedom of speech and the press. This work also encompasses his thoughts on the right to overthrow tyrannical rulers, his views on church reform, and various autobiographical passages.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, selections from the prose works of john milton, colac municipal library, rev.james j ggraham

An Authors Love Author: Prosper Merimee's Publisher: Macmillan And Co Date: 1889 Further Information: Being the unpublished letters of Prosper Merimee's 'Inconnue'fictionThe book is an epistolary novel (a story told in letters) written by the American author Elizabeth Balch (though it was published anonymously at the time). It was written as a highly clever literary hoax and a sequel of sorts to a major 1873 French literary sensation, Lettres à une Inconnue (Letters to an Unknown) by the famous French dramatist and short-story writer Prosper Mérimée (best known as the author of the novella Carmen). Mérimée had spent over thirty years writing passionate, brilliant, and deeply personal letters to an anonymous woman (later revealed to be Jenny Dacquin). When these were published after his death, they became a massive hit, but the public only ever saw his side of the conversation. Elizabeth Balch decided to write the missing half of the romance.flagstaff hil, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, an authors love, prosper merimees

The Works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan Author: Richard Brinsley Sheridan Publisher: Chatto and Windus Date: 1874 Editor: Francis Edward StainforthfictionRichard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816) was an Irish-born playwright, impresario, wit, and prominent Whig politician. He was a dazzling figure in late 18th-century London high society. The book, The Works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, edited by Francis Stainforth, is an omnibus collection showcasing the full breadth of his career. The volume opens with a substantial biographical introduction (the "memoir"). It traces Sheridan's meteoric rise from an impoverished Irish theater family to the heights of Parliament and Westminster Abbey, balanced against his chaotic personal finances and battles with alcoholism. Rather than just printing his famous plays, this single-volume edition compiles his complete theatrical catalog (The Rivals, The School for Scandal, The Duenna, The Critic, Pizarro, etc.). Also included are his lesser-known verse, prologues written for the theater, classical translations, a selection of his most famous parliamentary orations, and fragments of plays and essays he never completed. The addition of a collection on “ANA,” noted on the book's flyleaf, refers to a 19th-century publishing term for a collection of anecdotes, memorable sayings, table-talk, and biographical trivia regarding a famous person. The "Sheridaniana" section in this book compiles the sharp-witted jokes, pranks, and clever remarks Sheridan made throughout his life.flagstaff hil, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the works of richard brinsley sheridan, richard brinsley sheridan, f stainforth, plays, drama

Bound Compilation, The Graphic Illustrated Newspaper Vol 38 Author: Various, Publisher: Edward Joseph Mansfield 1888 Date: 1888 Reddish hardcover with a damaged browns spine, reinforced corners to hardcover gold edging to spine. non-fictionTo understand exactly what this item is, it helps to clear up a common misconception: it is not a book, nor is it a traditional literary novel. Instead, it is a bound volume of The Graphic, a weekly British newspaper that ran from 1869 to 1932. Because newspapers back then were flimsy, readers or libraries would collect six months' worth of weekly issues and have them custom-bound into a hardback volume for preservation.flagstaff hil, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the graphic illustrated newspaper vol 38, edward joseph mansfield

Bound Compilation, The Graphic Illustrated Newspaper Vol 58 Author: Various, Publisher: Edward Joseph Mansfield 1898 Date: 1898 Reddish hardcover with a damaged browns spine, reinforced corners to hardcover gold edging to spine. non-fictionTo understand exactly what this item is, it helps to clear up a common misconception: it is not a book, nor is it a traditional literary novel. Instead, it is a bound volume of The Graphic, a weekly British newspaper that ran from 1869 to 1932. Because newspapers back then were flimsy, readers or libraries would collect six months' worth of weekly issues and have them custom-bound into a hardback volume for preservation.flagstaff hil, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the graphic illustrated newspaper vol 58, edward joseph mansfield

The Mystery of Edwin Drood Hard Cover, Blue. Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: Oxford University Press Date: 1966 Further Information: With twelve illustrations by Luke Fildes and two by Charles CollinsfictionCharles Dickens (1812–1870) was one of the great English novelists of the Victorian era, famous for vivid characters, social criticism, and stories that were first published in serial form. He began as a journalist, rose to enormous popularity during his lifetime, and wrote major works such as Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, and Great Expectations. The Mystery of Edwin Drood is Charles Dickens’s final, unfinished novel about the mysterious disappearance (likely murder) of a young man named Edwin Drood in the fictional cathedral town of Cloisterham, England. The theme centres around Edwin who is engaged to Rosa Bud in a marriage arranged by their fathers. Both are unhappy with the arrangement and decide to break it off. Edwin’s uncle John Jasper, is the cathedral’s choirmaster, and secretly obsesses over Rosa and is an opium addict. After a tense Christmas Eve dinner with Edwin and the hot tempered Neville Landless (who also likes Rosa), Edwin disappears. Neville is suspected because he was last seen with Edwin, but there’s no body and not enough evidence to charge him. There is also a mysterious figure named Datchery who arrives in Cloisterham to investigate, and an elderly woman from an opium den called Princess Puffer who begins shadowing Jasper.book, the old curiosity shop, charles dickens, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, great ocean road

The Adventures of Philip Author: William Makepeace Thackeray Publisher: Henry Frowde Oxford University Press Date: 1908fictionThe Adventures of Philip on His Way Through the World was originally serialised in The Cornhill Magazine from 1861 to 1863 and is Thackeray's final completed novel. The story is heavily semi autobiographical, reflecting Thackeray's own youth, early struggles, and financial losses. The narrative follows Philip Firmin, a passionate, blustering, but fundamentally good hearted young man. He stands to inherit a comfortable fortune from his late mother. However, Philip is completely betrayed by his own father, the aristocratic and deceitful Dr Brandon Firmin. The doctor secretly squanders, swindles, and speculates away his son's entire inheritance, leaving Philip financially ruined. Forced to make his own way in the world, Philip moves to Paris to work as a struggling journalist. He falls in love and marries Charlotte Baynes, despite having almost no income. The novel becomes an intense critique of Victorian societal expectations, exploring the crushing anxiety of genteel poverty, the snobbery of wealthy relatives, and Philip's struggle to maintain his pride and integrity while desperately trying to support his growing family.shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, great ocean road, the virginians-, william makepeace thackeray

Charles Kingsley: His Letters and Memories of His Life Vol 2 Author: Charles Kingsley Edited by his wife ( Frances "Fanny" Grenfell) Publisher: C Kegan Paul & Co Date: 1879 Further Information: Sixth Abridged Editionnon-fictionWhile Volume 1 introduces Charles Kingsley’s early development and his explosive rise as a radical social reformer, Volume 2 pivots to his mature years as an established public figure. It focuses on his high-profile intellectual battles and his global travels. The transition from Volume 1 to Volume 2 charts a shift from a young, controversial outsider to a celebrated, busy member of the Victorian elite. Volume 1 covers his early life from 1819 to 1856, while Volume 2 spans the years between 1857 and 1875. It documents his mature family life, his appointment as Royal Chaplain to Queen Victoria, his tenure as a professor of Modern History at Cambridge, and his time as Canon of Westminster. It was during these later years that his children's classic, The Water-Babies (1863), and his late historical fiction were published.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, charles kingsley: his letters and memories of his life vol 1, frances "fanny" grenfell, mrs kingsley

xvi, 218 p. illus. : non-fictionA collection of stories of Aboriginal mythsaboriginal, human rights, myths, legends, robinson roland edward, australian indigenous tribes, storytellers, poetry, roper river, northern territory, sydney morning herald, the age, folk-lore, dreamtime legends, sacred songs, vesper alexander, worrell eric, naturalist, zoology, legend and dreaming

Ill, maps, p.127.non-fictionCome see my little dugout - way up on the hill it stands, Where I can get a lovely view of Anzac's golden sands.' The Anzac Book was the finest 'trench publication' produced during the Great War and was an instant bestseller when first released in 1916. Created by soldiers under enemy fire and in extreme hardship, the illustrations, stories, cartoons, and poems were intended as a Christmas and New Year diversion for soldiers facing a harsh winter in the trenches on Gallipoli. The way these young men powerfully captured their felt experiences and struggles in the trenches had a huge emotional effect on readers back home in Australia. From Desk to Dugout explores this particular moment in Australian literary and educational history and its intersections with the war at Gallipoli and the history of ANZAC.world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, gallipoli campaign - personal narratives

Issue of ''All About Books - For Australian and New Zealand Readers'' (Nov 13,1933). 20 page stapled magazine with review information on books, plays, literary news etc. Handwritten annotation ''Merle Bush''.person, individual, bush collection - personal, bendigo, bush collection, collection, books, literature, william shakespeare, katherine mansfield, drama, exploration, novels

This book is a school text book in the 19th Century and was used in British and in British Empire schools . It would have been used in secondary school classes as a reader and a literary appreciation text.The extracts are of a very classical character.This book is retained as a reference book and kept as a fine example of a 19th century school text. Red cloth and card cover with black text.400 pages. Inside front and back covers are lists of the Chambers’s Educational Courses. NATIONAL READING BOOKschool text, chambers educational course

Second issue of poetry magazine Overland founded by Stephen Murray-Smith in 1954. Overland – Australia’s only radical literary magazine – has been showcasing brilliant and progressive fiction, poetry, nonfiction and art since 1954. The magazine has published some of Australia’s most iconic writers, and continues to give space to underrepresented voices and brand-new literary talent every single day. In Overland’s very first edition in 1954, Stephen Murray-Smith noted that the magazine would ‘publish poetry and short stories, articles and criticism by new and by established writers. It will aim high … [but] will make a special point of developing writing talent in people of diverse backgrounds. We ask of our readers, however inexpert, that they write for us; that they share our love of living, our optimism, our belief in the traditional dream of a better Australia.’ (from Overland website) overland, dr h.v.evatt, vance palmer, hugh anderson, laurence collinson, jack lindsay

Winners of the Monash University Undergraduate Prize for Creative Writing are announced at the Emerging Writers' Festival and receive a paid opportunity to publish something in the EWF publication 'The Emerging Reader'. Monash University is a major EWF partner.A blue and white flyer with black text advertising the 2013 Monash University Undergraduate Prize for Creative Writing, which is run in conjunction with the Emerging Writers' Festival.10th emerging writers' festival, sam twyford-moore, 2013, program, the wheeler centre, emerging writers', literary, anniversary, festival, monash university, undergraduate prize for creative writing

The Reader includes articles, essays, poems, stories and artworks that presents highlights from the 2009 Festival and the writing world beyond. Recreating the diversity of writing forms and styles that the Emerging Writers’ Festival showcases, The Reader includes novelists, journalists, screenwriters, comedians, poets, playwrights, spoken word artists, comics writers and others, all talking about or showcasing their particular craft – all talking shop – but in a way that is useful and interesting to all writers. The book was published in 2009 and edited by Dion KaganThe Reader is the first Emerging Writers' Festival book. It has a black and silver cover with circular motifs on the front.emerging writers' festival, 2009, literary programming, the wheeler centre, the reader, books, dion kagan

The Reader brings together ideas and insights into the craft, philosophy and politics of being a writer. It’s about writing and everything that comes with that: editing and publishing, motivation and distraction, the missed opportunities and the poetics of failure. With articles, essays, poems, fiction and artworks, The Reader blurs the lines between the creative and the critical, ultimately asking, what is it to be a writer? The book was published in 2010 and edited by Aden RolfeThe second volume of The Reader, this book has a blue cover depicting a drawn writer at work in the only light room of a building.emerging writers' festival, 2009, literary programming, the wheeler centre, the reader, books, aden rolfe, 2010,

Index, bib, notes, p.632.non-fictionOne country, two languages, and a sequence of great artists in every generation. From the Gaelic bards to the Belfast Agreement, Irish writers have drawn equally on two traditions to heal the rifts of their land." "A celebration of the enduring Irish classics, this book by one of their most eloquent and adept readers offers an unusually brilliant and accessible survey of the greatest works since 1600 in Gaelic and English. Together, they have shaped one of the world's most original literary cultures.english literature - irish authors, irish literature - history and criticism

An overview of activities and achievements during the past financial year. Articles in annual report include: the handing over from former President Sir Alexis Albert to Paul Cullen, the implementation of Project 5000 (increasing C77 Talking Book Machines to that number as well as book titles), new fitness groups and CB clubs supported by John Simon and Norman Healey, new course that teaches Braille at home via cassette developed by Louise Long, continued success in supporting children to attend integrated kindergartens rather than an segregated one, introduction of music therapy and Father's Groups, loss of beloved reader John Dease, 3rd RBS Arts Festival at the Grace Gallery, Chatswood, sales increase for workshop products particularly bicycles, the success of the Black and White Ball (held since 1936), and the production of two films sponsored by OPSM and depicting the impact of RBS "I see, I see" and "Future Sight". It also updates on the Braille Writers Association, the RBS Literary Contest (inaugurated 6 years ago by Max Nisbett) and the successful production of some works by the Mitchell Street Theatre group, name change of William Street Blind Women's Bowling Club to Blind Society Women's Bowling Club, Enfield and Blind Sporting Association formed just over a year ago and competed in the Leeton Rowathon.1 volume of text and imagesroyal blind society of new south wales, corporation records, alexis albert, paul cullen, sir robert drew, laurel brennan, john simon, norman healey, carol lausch, margaret smallwood, louise long, sylvia manuel, loreen rosser, diana palmer, anne palfrey, john dease, mitchell manufacturing, ken martin, sueann wilson, duncan archbold, cath littlefair, gai wibberley, jack chamberlain, des lean-fore, michael simpson, ron black, john mountford, marno parsons, black and white committee, graham laurence, w. cannington, films, lee smith, matt ponsonby, ray hunter, joan ledermann, mitchell street theatre, max nisbett, vivian hargrove, australian national council of and for the blind, braille writers association of new south wales, blind sporting association, william street blind women's bowling club, balmain blind bowling combination

Index, p.609non-fictionThe French Revolution is a work by Scottish essayist, philosopher, and historian Thomas Carlyle. It is a massive, even heroic undertaking - one which hadn't been achieved before and has not since. Carlyle's literary style is unique: written in the present tense first-person plural, A History follows along chronologically as the events of the Revolution unfold with sweeping, apocalyptic grandeur. The reader feels as though he or she were observing, participating almost in, the events occurring on the Paris streets. The reader is carried along day-by-day, month-by-month as the as the inevitable. french revolution, france - history

Hard cover book, Dick Sands The Boy Captain. Author: Jules Verne Publisher: Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington, Crown Buildings 188 Fleet Street, London. W1. Date: 1882 Light green hardcover with the spine having lettering to spine in black hand written text pen. fictionDick Sands, the Boy Captain is a Jules Verne adventure novel about a teenage sailor who ends up commanding a ship after the captain and most of the crew are lost. The story follows his fight to protect the passengers and survive a dangerous diversion into Africa, where slavery is a central threat. It was first published in 1878 in French, under the title (“Un capitaine de quinze ans”) “A Captain at Fifteen”. The book begins with a whaling voyage that goes wrong, leaving the young Dick Sands as the only capable person to take charge. The ship is then secretly steered off course, and the plot turns into a survival and rescue story involving deception, moral courage, and the slave trade in Africa. In short, it is one of Verne’s more serious adventure novels, with a strong anti-slavery element. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, ralph eric pattison, jules verne, voyages extraordinaire series

Hard cover book,The Captain of The Guidara. Author: Jules Verne Publisher: Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington, Crown Buildings 188 Fleet Street, London. W1. Date: 1884 Light blue hardcover with the title on the spine having lettering to spine in black hand written text pen. fiction"The Captain of the Guidara" refers to the English title of the first volume of Jules Verne's 1883 novel Kéraban le Têtu, part of his Voyages Extraordinaire series. The second novel features “Scarpante the Spy” to complete the two part volume of “Kéraban the Inflexible”. in the English edition, the story is following The Captain of the Guidara. Originally published in French in 1883 and in Britain with two volumes in 1887. The story follows a stubborn Turkish merchant, Keraban, who refuses to pay a new tax on crossing the Bosporus and instead embarks on a lengthy journey around the Black Sea. The "Guidara" refers to the ship central to this Ottoman era adventure. It features two Dutchmen and the obstinate Keraban navigating political, cultural, and geographical challenges. The novel is richly illustrated and reflects Verne’s signature blend of travel, exploration, and historical detail. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, ralph eric pattison, jules verne, voyages extraordinaire series, l’école des robinson's