Books with author M. Andrew Patterson

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An Outback Marriage CHAPTER I. IN THE CLUB. It was a summer's evening in Sydney, and the north-east wind that comes down from New Guinea and the tropical islands over leagues of warm sea, brought on its wings a heavy depressing moisture. In the streets people walked listlessly, perspired, mopped themselves, and abused their much-vaunted climate. Everyone who could manage it was out of town, either on the heights of Moss Vale or the Blue Mountains, escaping from the Inferno of Sydney. In the Cassowary Club, weary, pallid waiters brought iced drinks to such of the members as were condemned to spend the summer in town. The gong had sounded, and in ones and twos members shuffled out of the smoking-room, and went in to dinner. At last only three were left talking at the far end of the big, empty smoking-room, like three small stage conspirators at the end of a very large robbers' cavern. One was a short, fat, red-faced man, who looked like a combination of sea-captain and merchant, and who was the local representative of a big English steamship company. His connection with the mercantile marine had earned him his nickname of “The Bo'sun.” By his side sat Pinnock, a lean and bilious-looking solicitor; the third man was an English globe-trotter, a colourless sort of person, of whom no one took any particular notice until they learnt that he was the eldest son of a big Scotch whisky manufacturer, and had £10,000 a year of his own. Then they suddenly discovered that he was a much smarter fellow than he looked. The three were evidently waiting for somebody. The “Bo'sun” had a grievance, and was relieving his mind by speech. He walked up and down between the smoking-room chairs, brandishing a telegram as he talked, while the attorney and the globe-t

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ <title> The Man From Snowy River And Other Verses<author> Andrew Barton Paterson<publisher> Macmillan and co., limited, 1908

Terrin is living life her own way, with her husband and two children they live happily and quietly. That is until Terrin's past comes back to haunt her. She must return home to help her Fae race defeat an evil that has set his sights on eclipse islands' fairy community. She must reach inside of herself to bring out her long-suppressed powers to help save her Fae and human family...

TRACEY TEA POT loved her life. She lived on Patterson Farm, near Parsnip Wood. She had a warm, loving nature and adored her family. Her pride of place was in the kitchen on top of the stove. Tracey Teapot was born in Parsnip Wood. She was made by the elves who lived in the wood. They had given her magical powers. Dad brought her to the Patterson house when he found her one day while out walking with Rusty, the family dog. She loved all the warm smells, chattering, and laughter in the old kitchen – the heart of the household.