Project Gutenberg 2003-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 729 Praed, Campbell, Mrs. 1851 1935 Murray-Prior, Rosa Caroline Praed, Rosa Caroline Murray Prior Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life Produced by Col Choat. HTML version by Al Haines. "Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life" by Rosa Praed is a novel written in the early 20th century, specifically in the time leading up to and shortly after the establishment of the Australian Commonwealth. The story unfolds through the perspectives of various characters, primarily Mrs. Gildea and the titular Lady Bridget O'Hara, who navigate social and personal complexities against the backdrop of Australian life. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Mrs. Gildea, a widow and journalist, who reflects on her life while working in her comfortable home in Leichardt's Town. The garden surrounding her cottage is rich with Australian flora, setting a picturesque scene. As Mrs. Gildea engages with her work, she receives letters from Lady Bridget, who is embroiled in her own emotional turmoil revolving around matters of love and societal expectations. Lady Bridget's letters reveal her struggles with romantic interests, friendships, and her reluctance to conform to societal norms, indicating a deeper exploration of women's roles and desires during that era. The interactions amongst these characters suggest themes of idealism, the clash between different social classes, and the challenges of personal identity within a rapidly modernizing Australia. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Australia -- Fiction PR Text Australia Category: Novels 684793 2025-07-02T09:33:44.723793 text/html 680764 2020-12-27T17:40:14 text/html 359959 2025-07-02T09:33:55.146717 application/epub+zip 372649 2025-07-02T09:33:48.521766 application/epub+zip 331430 2025-07-02T09:33:47.214778 application/epub+zip 722920 2025-07-02T09:34:00.143692 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 713067 2025-07-02T09:33:54.280721 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 600848 2022-09-02T12:53:44.128944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 641205 2025-07-02T09:33:43.290788 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 640913 2020-12-27T17:40:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18958 2025-07-02T09:34:00.271705 application/rdf+xml 24968 2025-07-02T09:33:47.724780 image/jpeg 4605 2025-07-02T09:33:47.467777 image/jpeg 258312 2020-12-27T17:40:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 253194 2020-12-27T17:40:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 354844 2025-07-02T09:33:44.776788 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