Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Part 2

Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Part 2

Close to AustraliaPorpoises at NightEntrance to Sydney HarborThe Loss of the Duncan DunbarThe HarborThe City of SydneySpring-time in AustraliaThe ClimateInformation for TravelersThe Size of AustraliaA Dust-Storm and Hot Wind CHAPTER X. The Discovery of AustraliaTransportation of ConvictsDisciplineEnglish Laws, Ancient and ModernFlogging Prisoners to DeathArrival of SettlersNew South Wales CorpsRum CurrencyIntemperance Everywhere $100,000 for One Gallon of RumDevelopment of the CountryImmense Resources CHAPTER XI. Hospitality of English-speaking PeopleWriters and their GratitudeMr. Gane and the PanegyricsPopulation of Sydney An English City with American Trimming"Squatters"Palaces and Sheep KingdomsWool and MuttonAustralians and AmericansCostermonger PronunciationEngland is "Home"Table TalkEnglish and Colonial Audiences CHAPTER XII. Mr. X., a MissionaryWhy Christianity Makes Slow Progress in IndiaA Large DreamHindoo Miracles and LegendsSampson and HanumanThe Sandstone RidgeWhere are the Gates? CHAPTER XIII. Public Works in AustralasiaBotanical Garden of SydneyFour Special SocialtiesThe Government HouseA Governor and His FunctionsThe Admiralty HouseThe Tour of the HarborShark FishingCecil Rhodes' Shark and his First FortuneFree Board for Sharks. CHAPTER XIV. Bad HealthTo Melbourne by RailMaps DefectiveThe Colony of VictoriaA Round-trip Ticket from SydneyChange Cars, from Wide to Narrow Gauge, a Peculiarity at AlburyCustoms-fences"My Word"The Blue MountainsRabbit PilesGovernment R. R. RestaurantsDuchesses for Waiters"Sheep-dip"Railroad CoffeeThings Seen and Not Seen CHAPTER XV. Wagga-WaggaThe Tichborne ClaimantA Stock MysteryThe Plan of the RomanceThe RealizationThe Henry Bascom MysteryBascom HallThe Author's Death and Funeral CHAPTER XVI. Melbourne and its AttractionsThe Melbourne Cup RacesCup DayGreat CrowdsClothes Regardless of CostThe Australian LarrikinIs He Dead? Australian HospitalityMelbourne Wool-brokersThe MuseumsThe PalacesThe Origin of Melbourne CHAPTER XVII. The British EmpireIts Exports and ImportsThe Trade of AustraliaTo AdelaideBroken Hill Silver MineA Roundabout roadThe Scrub and its Possibilities for the NovelistThe Aboriginal TrackerA Test CaseHow Does One Cow-Track Differ from Another? CHAPTER XVIII. Gum TreesUnsociable TreesGorse and BroomA universal DefectAn AdventurerWanted L200, got L20,000,000A Vast Land SchemeThe Smash-upThe Corpse Got Up and DancedA Unique Business by One ManBuying the Kangaroo SkinThe Approach to AdelaideEverything Comes to Him who WaitsA Healthy Religious sphereWhat is the Matter with the Specter? CHAPTER XIX. The Botanical GardensContributions from all CountriesThe Zoological Gardens of AdelaideThe Laughing JackassThe DingoA Misnamed ProvinceTelegraphing from Melbourne to San FranciscoA Mania for HolidaysThe TemperatureThe Death RateCelebration of the Reading of the Proclamation of 1836Some old Settlers at the CommemorationTheir Staying PowersThe Intelligence of the AboriginalThe Antiquity of the Boomerang ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 5809
Author: Twain, Mark
Release Date: Jun 23, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English