Project Gutenberg 2023-07-12 Public domain in the USA. 157 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio The nugget finders : $b A tale of the gold fields of Australia $aUnited Kingdom :$bJohn F. Shaw & Co., Ltd., ,$c1895. Originally published in the U.S. as In a new world, or, Among the gold-fields of Australia, 1893. David E. Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Nugget Finders: A Tale of the Gold Fields of Australia" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows two boys, Harry Vane and Jack Pendleton, as they embark on an adventurous journey to the goldfields of Australia after escaping from a shipwreck. Their journey is fraught with obstacles, including encounters with suspicious characters and the dangers of bushrangers, as they seek to strike it rich in the gold mines. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Harry and Jack at an inn in Melbourne, where they are planning their future. They meet Professor Hemmenway, who expresses concern for their safety as they prepare to head to the mines, ultimately leaving them with some financial support. The boys decide to venture to Bendigo, hoping for fortune. However, they soon face encounters with shady characters, particularly the dubious Dick Fletcher, who poses a threat to their plans. As the story progresses, the boys are captured by bushrangers, leading to a tense situation that culminates in a life-threatening trial, where they must rely on their wits to escape. Their journey toward Bendigo sets the stage for a tale of adventure, friendship, and the pursuit of dreams in the rugged Australian wilderness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20150704051124alger 1895 GB Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Gold mines and mining -- Juvenile fiction Australia -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 339123 2025-06-28T07:52:46.793243 text/html 337065 2023-07-12T16:13:09 text/html 829604 2025-06-28T07:52:53.508178 application/epub+zip 827117 2025-06-28T07:52:48.283236 application/epub+zip 295325 2025-06-28T07:52:47.485339 application/epub+zip 1462105 2025-06-28T07:52:57.119174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1118624 2025-06-28T07:52:52.825170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296885 2025-06-28T07:52:45.413238 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 296630 2023-07-12T16:13:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19043 2025-06-28T07:52:57.261186 application/rdf+xml 21582 2025-06-28T07:52:47.695214 image/jpeg 3449 2025-06-28T07:52:47.590186 image/jpeg 106575 2023-07-12T16:13:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 1168933 2023-07-12T16:13:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 1588531 2025-06-28T07:52:46.895244 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