Project Gutenberg 2023-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 150 Favenc, Ernest 1846 1908 Spence, Percy F. S. (Percy Frederick Seaton) 1868 1933 Marooned on Australia : $b being the narration by Diedrich Buys of his discoveries and exploits in Terra Australis Incognita about the year 1630 / by Ernest Favenc $aUnited Kingdom :$bBlackie and Son Limited, $c1896. Al Haines, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Marooned on Australia" by Ernest Favenc is a historical adventure novel set in the early 17th century. The narrative follows Diedrich Buys, a young clerk aboard the ill-fated ship "Batavia", which wrecks off the coast of Australia due to a mutiny. The story unfolds as Buys grapples with betrayal, violence, and survival in the uncharted wilderness, eventually confronting the treachery posed by former shipmate Cornelis and the brutal reality of his surroundings. The opening of the novel introduces us to Diedrich Buys, who recounts his youthful ambition for exploration and discovery, eventually leading him aboard the "Batavia". After the treacherous wreck of the ship, he finds himself marooned on what is later identified as the Australian coast, along with the murderer Cornelis. The narrative delves into the ensuing chaos among the shipwrecked passengers, depicting the horrific events following the mutiny and the subsequent struggles for survival. Buys is forced to navigate the treachery and violence of his fellow survivors while adapting to the new and hostile environment, setting the stage for a gripping tale of adventure and moral conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220522081303favenc 1896 GB Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Castaways -- Juvenile fiction Batavia (Ship) -- Juvenile fiction Western Australia -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure 287839 2025-07-28T05:16:19.176288 text/html 284568 2023-04-17T14:19:23 text/html 1889148 2025-07-28T05:16:25.096320 application/epub+zip 1887490 2025-07-28T05:16:20.448279 application/epub+zip 162377 2025-07-28T05:16:19.709315 application/epub+zip 2063316 2025-07-28T05:16:28.593261 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2021921 2025-07-28T05:16:23.988293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254309 2025-07-28T05:16:18.546313 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 253877 2023-04-17T14:19:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18967 2025-07-28T05:16:28.754249 application/rdf+xml 16495 2025-07-28T05:16:19.837284 image/jpeg 2617 2025-07-28T05:16:19.772329 image/jpeg 95555 2023-04-17T14:19:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 1758120 2023-04-17T14:19:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 1761947 2025-07-28T05:16:19.234313 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 en.wikipedia