Project Gutenberg 2008-07-23 Public domain in the USA. 85 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio In a new world : $b or, Among the gold-fields of Australia Etext produced by Gary Sandino from a scanned text kindly provided by the Internet Archive (www.archive.org) HTML file produced by David Widger "In a New World: or, Among the Gold-Fields of Australia" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story introduces young American boys Harry Vane and Jack Pendleton, who embark on an adventurous journey to the Australian gold fields, hoping to seek their fortunes amid the exciting but treacherous atmosphere of gold prospecting. Their journey is sprinkled with themes of friendship, ambition, and the challenges of survival in a new land. The opening of the novel sets the scene in a modest inn in Melbourne, where Professor Hemmenway, a magician, and two boys, Harry and Jack, prepare for their next steps after surviving a shipwreck together. While the professor plans to return to America, the boys, motivated by a desire for adventure and a better future, decide to pursue opportunities in the mines. As they discuss their plans, Harry expresses confidence, while Jack shares his dreams of supporting his mother. Their intentions attract the attention of a shady character named Dick Fletcher, who insinuates himself into their plans, hinting at future conflicts as they set out towards the mines. The tension builds as they prepare to face the uncertainties and dangers of their new adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Gold mines and mining -- Juvenile fiction Australia -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Australia Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 380506 2025-07-11T04:02:17.738640 text/html 389316 2021-01-03T21:42:34 text/html 207048 2025-07-11T04:02:26.214583 application/epub+zip 213636 2025-07-11T04:02:20.945601 application/epub+zip 195919 2025-07-11T04:02:19.578605 application/epub+zip 412566 2025-07-11T04:02:30.076536 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377966 2025-07-11T04:02:25.301607 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408176 2022-09-12T08:03:42.854604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321233 2025-07-11T04:02:16.410653 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 321039 2021-01-03T21:42:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20423 2025-07-11T04:02:30.203541 application/rdf+xml 14037 2025-07-11T04:02:20.076589 image/jpeg 3551 2025-07-11T04:02:19.826595 image/jpeg 119974 2021-01-03T21:42:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 117324 2021-01-03T21:42:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 202102 2025-07-11T04:02:17.764600 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