The Toll of the Bush
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The Toll of the Bush

  1. 259 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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About this book

First published in 1905, The Toll of the Bush is widely regarded as William Satchell's best work. Set in the Hokianga district in the early twentieth century, it is an engaging portrayal of pioneer farming and trading on that lonely margin between sea and bush, where jealousies and intrigues punctuate the lives of the heroes and heroines. Above all, the brooding forest watches and waits to exact its toll on those who have sought to tame it. Kendrick Smithyman's introduction brings out a parallel, in the fusion of the legendary elements and a colonial setting, with Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Locality Map
  6. I: On the Road to the Section
  7. II: The Brothers
  8. III: Ploughing the Land
  9. IV: Sandy Milward Makes an Offer
  10. V: The Bush Oracle
  11. VI: The Service on the Beach
  12. VII: Mr. Fletcher Reads His Letters
  13. VIII: The Priest and the Lover
  14. IX: The Red Line in the Ledger
  15. X: The Growing of the Crop
  16. XI: Lena Consults the Oracle
  17. XII: An Excursion in Literature
  18. XIII: The Voices
  19. XIV: The Incident on the Bush Road
  20. XV: The Man from England
  21. XVI: Mr. Wickener Goes Afield
  22. XVII: The Cloud in the Sky
  23. XVIII: Mrs. Gird Advises
  24. XIX: 'I Have No Mother'
  25. XX: On the Beach
  26. XXI: The Dividing of the Ways
  27. XXII: Striking the Blow
  28. XXIII: The Night of the Dance
  29. XXIV: The Affair of the Slip-rail
  30. XXV: The Husband's Return
  31. XXVI: Fire!
  32. XXVII: Major Milward Asks Questions
  33. XXVIII: The Dark Lady
  34. XXIX: The Bride
  35. XXX: God's Way
  36. XXXI: The Fire in the Settlement
  37. XXXII: Together
  38. XXXIII: In the Heart of the Bush
  39. XXXIV: The Toll is Paid
  40. XXXV: Major Milward Plays a Game of Chess
  41. Glossary
  42. Notes
  43. Bibliography