Project Gutenberg 2011-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 135 Boldrewood, Rolf 1826 1915 Browne, Thomas Alexander The Crooked Stick; Or, Pollie's Probation Produced by David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Crooked Stick; Or, Pollie's Probation" by Rolf Boldrewood is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in the Australian outback and revolves around the Devereux family, especially focusing on Pollie Devereux, a spirited young woman yearning for adventure against the backdrop of a challenging dry season. The novel explores themes of love, loss, and the struggles of rural life in a colonial setting." "The opening of the novel introduces a dramatic scene involving Captain Brian Devereux, who is ambushed by bushrangers while traveling by coach in West Logan. The narrative swiftly transitions to Pollie Devereux, who expresses her restlessness with the monotonous pastoral life at Corindah. Amidst her mother’s pragmatic concerns for their suffering livestock due to drought, Pollie displays a yearning for life beyond their isolated existence. The struggle with the harsh realities of their environment sets the stage for the interplay of personal aspirations, familial responsibilities, and the looming presence of fate that permeates the story." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Australia -- Fiction PR Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 396536 2025-08-14T09:51:38.896854 text/html 396561 2011-02-04T15:24:42 text/html 236094 2025-08-14T09:51:46.524788 application/epub+zip 239921 2025-08-14T09:51:41.958810 application/epub+zip 233736 2025-08-14T09:51:40.736793 application/epub+zip 456920 2025-08-14T09:51:50.150822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438027 2025-08-14T09:51:45.743816 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406865 2022-09-16T07:19:02.480013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382371 2025-08-14T09:51:38.276863 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 382186 2011-02-04T15:24:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 382184 2011-02-04T15:24:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19980 2025-08-14T09:51:50.274727 application/rdf+xml 17190 2025-08-14T09:51:41.240806 image/jpeg 3854 2025-08-14T09:51:40.988788 image/jpeg 153549 2011-02-04T15:24:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 156483 2011-02-04T15:24:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 153477 2011-02-04T15:24:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 229422 2025-08-14T09:51:38.929790 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