Project Gutenberg 2011-09-28 Public domain in the USA. 185 Munro, Colin Fern Vale; or, the Queensland Squatter. Volume 3 Produced by Nick Wall, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Fern Vale; or, the Queensland Squatter. Volume 3" by Colin Munro is a novel written in the mid-19th century. Set in Australia, it centers around a group of friends including Mrs. Rainsfield, her children, and the Fergusons, as they engage in leisurely activities, including horse riding and attending races. The narrative unfolds against a backdrop of both celebratory events and underlying interpersonal tensions among the characters, particularly the romantic dynamics influenced by social status and individual desires. At the start of the story, the characters embark on a joyful equestrian excursion, taking a break for a meal near a lagoon, which sets a tone of camaraderie and adventure. As they arrive at Brompton for the races, excitement builds in the air. However, the emotional landscape becomes complicated when John Ferguson finds himself disillusioned by his feelings for Eleanor Rainsfield, who is engaged to another man. The friendly atmosphere takes a darker turn when an altercation with Bob Smithers leads to a duel challenge, signifying the tensions rising amidst the social festivities. With the ball dance and hunting trips promising thrills, readers are drawn into a story that balances light-hearted sociability with deeper reflections on love, honor, and the potential for conflict in personal relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Queensland -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Adventure Category: Novels 437656 2025-06-15T09:56:51.533365 text/html 433938 2021-01-08T04:39:32 text/html; charset=us-ascii 161261 2021-01-08T04:39:32 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 261546 2025-06-15T09:57:01.875312 application/epub+zip 264357 2025-06-15T09:56:55.781347 application/epub+zip 246605 2025-06-15T09:56:54.096369 application/epub+zip 487141 2025-06-15T09:57:06.282290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 451008 2025-06-15T09:57:00.458308 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419317 2022-09-17T08:18:30.002950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404656 2025-06-15T09:56:50.812379 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 404435 2021-01-08T04:39:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 153022 2021-01-08T04:39:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 404438 2021-01-08T04:39:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152981 2021-01-08T04:39:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20196 2025-06-15T09:57:06.432294 application/rdf+xml 17336 2025-06-15T09:56:54.764355 image/jpeg 3884 2025-06-15T09:56:54.467334 image/jpeg 246665 2025-06-15T09:56:51.573388 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