Project Gutenberg 2023-12-05 Public domain in the USA. 296 Favenc, Ernest 1846 1908 Spence, Percy F. S. (Percy Frederick Seaton) 1868 1933 The secret of the Australian desert $aLondon :$bBlackie & Son, $c1903. Al Haines "The Secret of the Australian Desert" by Ernest Favenc is a historical fiction narrative set during the late 19th century. The story revolves around the mysterious disappearance of the explorer Ludwig Leichhardt and his party while attempting to traverse the uncharted heart of Australia in the mid-1800s. Favenc weaves an adventure tale that brings together a group of contemporary explorers as they embark on a quest to uncover the fate of Leichhardt, driven by a mix of curiosity and the allure of the unknown. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to a scorching November evening in central Australia, where three men—Morton, his young cousin Charlie, and their friend Brown—sit on the porch of a cattle station. They discuss the legend of a "burning mountain" rumored to exist nearby, inspiring them to embark on an expedition to explore its truth and possibly uncover the remains of Leichhardt's lost expedition. The opening sets the stage for their adventure as they prepare for their journey into the harsh, unforgiving landscape filled with scrubs and sandy ridges, expressing their hopes, fears, and the camaraderie that will guide them through the challenges ahead. Throughout this early portion, hints of mystical and ominous elements foreshadow challenges beyond just the treacherous terrain they must navigate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/secretofaustrali00faverich/mode/2up 20231127210448favenc 1903 gb Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Australia -- Fiction Leichhardt, Ludwig, 1813-1848 -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure 332096 2025-06-28T13:06:24.279572 text/html 307432 2023-12-04T23:01:29 text/html 976898 2025-06-28T13:06:28.356077 application/epub+zip 981230 2025-06-28T13:06:25.010546 application/epub+zip 188607 2025-06-28T13:06:24.621495 application/epub+zip 1076388 2025-06-28T13:06:30.951989 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1062142 2025-06-28T13:06:27.984980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303046 2025-06-28T13:06:23.621556 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 283306 2023-12-04T23:01:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16877 2025-06-28T13:06:31.084978 application/rdf+xml 13370 2025-06-28T13:06:24.706538 image/jpeg 2197 2025-06-28T13:06:24.664499 image/jpeg 1741217 2025-06-28T13:06:24.328552 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