Project Gutenberg 2005-10-19 Public domain in the USA. 104 Dyson, Edward 1865 1931 Dyson, Edward George Dyson, Ted Dyson, E. (Edward) The gold-stealers : $b A story of Waddy Produced by Peter O'Connell "The Gold Stealers: A Story of Waddy" by Edward Dyson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in a small Australian township called Waddy, focusing on the community's experiences, particularly those involving a school and its master, Joel Ham. The novel presents various characters, particularly schoolboys like Dick Haddon and Ted McKnight, as they navigate the mischief, conflicts, and formative experiences of youth, all while revealing deeper themes of authority and community life. The opening portion introduces Waddy through the construction and eccentricities of its schoolhouse, built through public enthusiasm but fraught with structural flaws and community efforts to maintain it. The narrative then shifts to the schoolroom atmosphere, dominated by the interactions between Mr. Ham and the students, highlighting the boys' antics and the master’s sarcastic yet ineffective disciplinary methods. As the setting unfolds, we see the playful rebellion of the boys against authority, with a vivid portrayal of their games, punishments, and the dynamics of school life, setting the stage for their adventures and conflicts that will follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Australia -- Fiction PR PZ Text Category: Novels 478487 2025-07-07T09:06:19.273311 text/html 478308 2025-01-15T22:45:42.345608 text/html 258104 2025-07-07T09:06:27.131301 application/epub+zip 264659 2025-07-07T09:06:21.853275 application/epub+zip 249702 2025-07-07T09:06:20.717266 application/epub+zip 443145 2025-07-07T09:06:31.033266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419552 2025-07-07T09:06:26.408255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390152 2022-09-08T08:11:44.254719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430377 2025-07-07T09:06:18.780288 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 430252 2020-12-12T18:50:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17956 2025-07-07T09:06:31.170218 application/rdf+xml 13108 2025-07-07T09:06:21.209279 image/jpeg 3511 2025-07-07T09:06:20.961280 image/jpeg 168084 2020-12-12T18:50:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 253726 2025-07-07T09:06:19.310315 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia