A Backblocker's Pleasure Trip
Backblocker's Pleasure Trip is a humorous and heartwarming story about a young man's journey of self-discovery. The protagonist, John, is a backblocker, a term used to describe someone who lives in the backblocks, or rural areas, of Australia. He is a young man who is struggling to find his place in the world. He is bored with his life and feels like he is going nowhere. One day, John decides to take a pleasure trip to the city. He is excited to explore the city and experience all the new sights and sounds. Along the way, he meets a variety of interesting people and learns valuable lessons about life. John discovers that life is full of surprises and that it is important to take risks and try new things. He also learns that it is important to be open to new experiences and to appreciate the beauty of the world around him. Backblocker's Pleasure Trip is a charming and uplifting story about a young man's journey of self-discovery. It is a story of hope and courage, and it is sure to leave readers feeling inspired and uplifted.
By Edward S. Sorenson · First published 1939 · Genre: Adventure, Fiction, Romance · 42 chapters · 69,848 words
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At certain seasons our several Governments combine to run excursion trains from Broken Hill to Sydney (and vice-versa), via Adelaide and Melbourne. I sampled the excursion at the time the Duke of York was visiting Australia. A lot of people were going east then to see Royalty. I had no appointment with him myself; in fact, I wasn't going down to see the Duke at all--nor even the Duchess. The prolonged drought of that period, with its heat and flies and thirst and duststorms, was getting monotonous, and the cheap excursion decided me that I wanted a change of climate.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Edward S. Sorenson
- Date: 1939 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Adventure, Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction
- Length: 69,848 words
- Structure: 42 chapters, 2,116 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Adventure — The title suggests a journey of exploration and discovery, which is a common theme in adventure stories.
- Fiction — The book is a work of fiction, as it is not based on real events or people.
- Romance — The title implies a romantic journey, which is a common theme in romance stories.
- Historical Fiction — The author's name suggests that the book may be set in a historical context, which is a common theme in historical fiction.
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adventure · travel · exploration · nature · landscape · outdoors · backpacking · journey · wilderness · experience · culture · scenery
Contents
- Chapter 1: An Early Start--a Milkmaid of the Interior--a Digger's Home
- Chapter 2: On an Old Diggings
- Chapter 3: A Lost Coach--the Mail Girl--"returning Exiles."
- Chapter 4: Social Life in the Backblocks
- Chapter 5: The Home of the Duststorm--the North West Plains--"looking for Thunder Storms"--some Notable Waterholes
- Chapter 6: The Advent of the Overseer--yarns by the Way
- Chapter 7: The Land of Tanks
- Chapter 8: Women of the West
- Chapter 9: Glimpses of Lonely Lives
- Chapter 10: The Carrier's Wife
- Chapter 11: Wayfarers--looking for Pyzer--"bail Up!"--on the Road to Menindie
- Chapter 12: Holidaying on the Darling--the River of Rest
- Chapter 13: Bogeying in the Bush
- Chapter 14: Shopping in Town and Country
- Chapter 15: Broken Hill
- Chapter 16: Seeing the Country--lively Company--a Chap from Farrell's Flat
- Chapter 17: The Romance of Old Squattage Homesteads
- Chapter 18: The Altered Bush
- Chapter 19: Through the Wheat Areas--the Farm Home--gossip Along the Line
- Chapter 20: When the Bushman Visits the City
- Chapter 21: The Suburbanite's Little Garden
- Chapter 22: Going Down to Build the Federal Capital--heroes of the Camp Fires
- Chapter 23: Tall Fishing on the Murray
- Chapter 24: The Overseer Tries to Have Forty Winks--no Respect for Luggage--rural Charm--the Tent-dwellers of Ballarat
- Chapter 25: In Canvas Houses
- Chapter 26: In the Smoker
- Chapter 27: A Good Hand at Cards--melbourne--seeing the Duke
- Chapter 28: Hawkers
- Chapter 29: An Unpleasant Attachment--armed and Feathered Women
- Chapter 30: Giant Trees--a Day on a New Selection--glenrowan and Wodonga
- Chapter 31: Settler's Homes
- Chapter 32: On the Track
- Chapter 33: Refreshment Stalls--business Cards and Signs
- Chapter 34: Women and the Gun--the Australian Girl
- Chapter 35: The City Girl and the Country Girl
- Chapter 36: Women in the Saddle
- Chapter 37: "Sydney, the Beautiful."
- Chapter 38: The Rock and Fence-rail Artist
- Chapter 39: The Alderman and the Cow
- Chapter 40: Picnickers
- Chapter 41: The Best Place to Live in When Hard Up
- Chapter 42: "Our Avenue."