Project Gutenberg 2012-11-03 Public domain in the USA. 94 Boothby, Guy 1867 1905 Boothby, Guy Newell Sheilah McLeod: A Heroine of the Back Blocks E-text prepared by D Alexander, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Sheilah McLeod: A Heroine of the Back Blocks" by Guy Boothby is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story is set in Australia and centers around the lives and adventures of Jim Heggarstone and Sheilah McLeod, whose paths intertwine through various challenges, including a devastating bushfire and complex family dynamics. The book appears to explore themes of love, loyalty, and personal growth against the backdrop of the rugged Australian landscape. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Jim Heggarstone, who reflects on his solitary life as a white man on a South Sea island while awaiting the arrival of a trading schooner. The prologue sets up the story dramatically, showcasing Jim’s conflicts with outsiders, notably a missionary, and foreshadowing the presence of threats to both his and Sheilah's lives. Following this, the story unfolds with Jim's recollections of his childhood, the arrival of Sheilah and her father after a flood, and their developing friendship. The opening chapters emphasize their early bond amidst the beauty and dangers of their environment, ultimately hinting at the growth of deeper feelings as they face threats together. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41269/41269-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Australia -- Fiction Love stories PR Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 405690 2025-07-16T15:25:21.336038 text/html 390403 2024-10-23T12:00:54 text/html 277532 2025-07-16T15:25:26.345056 application/epub+zip 281052 2025-07-16T15:25:22.110034 application/epub+zip 218825 2025-07-16T15:25:21.713030 application/epub+zip 397961 2025-07-16T15:25:29.774064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363481 2025-07-16T15:25:25.914024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302013 2022-09-18T19:51:19.225058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370551 2023-09-18T05:43:07.036690 text/plain 350581 2024-10-23T12:00:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16541 2025-07-16T15:25:29.900001 application/rdf+xml 10939 2025-07-16T15:25:21.792049 image/jpeg 2137 2025-07-16T15:25:21.753027 image/jpeg 258877 2025-07-16T15:25:21.373076 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