In Search of the Castaways Book Two Chapter XII - Toline of the Lachlan
In which a chance encounter with a young Aboriginal boy named Toline, travelling alone after a railway accident, reveals the child's earnest desire to return to his tribe and become a missionary, insp...
31 Juli 19min
In Search of the Castaways Book Two Chapter XI - Crime or Calamity
In which the travellers are delayed by the necessity of repairing their wagon with the aid of a grim and taciturn blacksmith from Black Point Station, before resuming their journey through the changin...
30 Juli 14min
In Search of the Castaways Book Two Chapter X - An Accident
In which the travellers traverse a springtime Australian plain, encountering curious native wildlife and engaging with the patient stock-keeper Sam Machell, who recounts the arduous journey of a vast ...
30 Juli 16min
In Search of the Castaways Book Two Chapter IX - A Country of Paradoxes
In which Lord Glenarvan and his companions commence their journey across the southern provinces of Australia, encountering a landscape both familiar and yet singularly peculiar, as they lodge in the b...
29 Juli 12min
In Search of the Castaways Book Two Chapter VIII - Preparation for the Journey
In which Lord Glenarvan and his companions prepare with diligence and care to commence their search for Captain Grant, enlisting the experienced guidance of Ayrton and equipping themselves for an ardu...
29 Juli 15min
In Search of the Castaways Book Two Chapter VII - The Quartermaster of the "Britania"
In which an unexpected reunion with a shipwrecked quartermaster named Ayrton unveils detailed accounts of the ill-fated BRITANNIA and its captain's presumed fate on the Australian coast, inspiring hop...
28 Juli 20min
In Search of the Castaways Book Two Chapter VI - A Hospitable Colonist
In which the weary travellers find refuge along the rugged southern coast of Australia and explore its unsettled shores, encountering the industrious and hospitable colonist Paddy O’Moore and his fami...
28 Juli 18min
In Search of the Castaways Book Two Chapter IV - A Wager and how decided
In which the Duncan sets forth from Amsterdam Island toward Australia, bearing a company eager to unravel the mysterious fate of the Britannia and its captain, while the learned Paganel offers a schol...
27 Juli 14min
