Gilbert Parker gathered here the stories he wrote after roaming Australia and the South Pacific in the 1880s, along with the novella Cumner’s Son. Messengers ride through plague-stricken hills, men keep or break codes of honour, and outsiders in remote outposts are tested by loyalty, temptation and love.
Colourful imperial storytelling from the author of The Seats of the Mighty, with the outlook of its era. Download the free EPUB.