Bunyip Land: A Story of Adventure in New Guinea
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About This Book
George Manville Fenn (3 January 1831 in Pimlico – 26 August 1909 in Isleworth) was a prolific English novelist, journalist, editor and educationalist. Many of his novels were written with young adults in mind. His final book was his biography of a fellow writer for juveniles, George Alfred Henty.Fenn, the third child and eldest son of a butler, Charles Fenn, was largely self-educated, teaching himself French, German and Italian. After studying at Battersea Training College for Teachers (1851–1854), he became the master of a national school at Alford, Lincolnshire.Fenn later became a printer, e...
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- George Manville Fenn "Bunyip Land"
- Chapter One.
- How I made my Plans and they were Endorsed.
- Chapter Two.
- How we prepared to start, and started.
- Chapter Three.
- How I made my first Charge with a Lance.
- Chapter Four.
- How I was not drowned, and how we chased that Schooner.
- Chapter Five.
- How we found Jack Penny.
- Chapter Six.
- How Jimmy was frightened by the Bunyip.
- Chapter Seven.
- How we stopped the Blackbird Catchers.
- Chapter Eight.
- How I ran from the Whitebird Catchers.
- Chapter Nine.
- How I was not made into Pie.
- Chapter Ten.
- How we saw Strange Things.
- Chapter Eleven.
- How Jack Penny was not satisfied with himself.
- Chapter Twelve.
- How Watch was kept by Night.
- Chapter Thirteen.
- How Jack Penny put his Foot in a Trap.
- Chapter Fourteen.
- How a strange Visitor came to Camp.
- Chapter Fifteen.
- How Jack Penny was persecuted by Pigs.
- Chapter Sixteen.
- How Jimmy was taken very bad indeed.
- Chapter Seventeen.
- How the Doctor gave Jimmy his Physics.
- Chapter Eighteen.
- How I nearly had an Arrow to drink.
- Chapter Nineteen.
- How we were besieged, and I thought of Birnam Wood.
- Chapter Twenty.
- How Jimmy turned up a Trump.
- Chapter Twenty One.
- How we retreated and were caught in a Tropic Storm.
- Chapter Twenty Two.
- How high the Water came.
- Chapter Twenty Three.
- We await our Fate.
- Chapter Twenty Four.
- How the Doctor took me in Hand.
- Chapter Twenty Five.
- How I was disposed to find Fault with my best Friend.
- Chapter Twenty Six.
- How I got into serious Difficulties.
- Chapter Twenty Seven.
- How I found that I had a Fellow-Prisoner.
- Chapter Twenty Eight.
- How I had a Visitor in the Night.
- Chapter Twenty Nine.
- How I heard English spoken here.
- Chapter Thirty.
- How I talked with my new Friend.
- Chapter Thirty One.
- How we made further Plans.
- Chapter Thirty Two.
- How we heard a Black Discussion and did not understand.
- Chapter Thirty Three.
- How I nearly made a terrible Mistake.
- Chapter Thirty Four.
- How Jimmy and I were hunted like Beasts.
- Chapter Thirty Five.
- How Jack Penny fired a straight Shot.
- Chapter Thirty Six.
- How the Doctor found a Patient ready to his hand.
- Chapter Thirty Seven.
- How we passed through a great Peril.
- Chapter Thirty Eight.
- How the Doctor said “Thank You” in a very quiet Way.
- Chapter Thirty Nine.
- How we took a last look round, and found it was time to go.
- Chapter Forty.
- How Jimmy cried “Cooee!” and why he called.
- Chapter Forty One.
- How Jimmy heard the Bunyip speak, and it all proved to be “Big ’Tuff.”
- Chapter Forty Two.
- How I must wind up the Story.
- The End.
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