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 Project Gutenberg 2014-12-18 Public domain in the USA. 160 Leavitt, Thad. W. H. (Thaddeus William Henry) 1909 Leavitt, Thaddeus William Henry Kaffir, Kangaroo, Klondike: Tales of the Gold Fields A strange partner: an Australian story -- The black cat of Klondike -- The Skeleton Mine: a tale of South Africa -- A Maori legend: a New Zealand story -- The Garden Gully mine -- The green door: a night in Melbourne -- The three great pearls: a New Guinea story. E-text prepared by Larry Harrison, Cindy Beyer, Ross Cooling, and the Distributed Proofreaders Canada team (http://www.pgdpcanada.net) from page images generously made available by Early Canadiana Online (http://eco.canadiana.ca) "Kaffir, Kangaroo, Klondike: Tales of the Gold Fields" by Thad. W. H. Leavitt is a collection of tales likely written in the late 19th century. The stories revolve around gold prospectors and adventurers, depicting their quests for fortune in treacherous and unfamiliar territories such as Australia and Canada. The opening tale introduces the main character, Henry Detmold, an English bank employee drawn to the allure of gold in the Australian outback, as he navigates the challenges of mining and explores themes of friendship, loyalty, and unexpected discoveries. The opening of the book sets the stage for Henry Detmold's adventurous journey after he decides to leave the comfort of his bank job in England to seek gold in Australia. Upon arriving in Coolgardie, he teams up with a young Australian named George Vail, and they embark deep into the desert in search of fortune. Their journey becomes perilous as they encounter hardships, including lack of water and dangerous encounters with natives. An intriguing twist arises when they discover a map leading to buried opals, which leads to both friends grappling with secrets and promises, highlighting the themes of trust and the moral dilemmas faced by men driven by greed and ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Gold mines and mining -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Adventure 184483 2025-09-19T07:55:06.645758 text/html 160988 2024-10-24T13:08:19 text/html 292250 2025-09-19T07:55:09.318800 application/epub+zip 293851 2025-09-19T07:55:07.113746 application/epub+zip 133328 2025-09-19T07:55:06.867773 application/epub+zip 348918 2025-09-19T07:55:11.256725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339642 2025-09-19T07:55:09.089754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179609 2022-09-21T16:08:02.082180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165313 2025-09-19T07:55:06.431754 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 145246 2024-10-24T13:08:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16556 2025-09-19T07:55:11.376777 application/rdf+xml 13877 2025-09-19T07:55:06.948765 image/jpeg 2412 2025-09-19T07:55:06.907757 image/jpeg 367206 2025-09-19T07:55:06.664792 application/octet-stream application/zip