The hero, a young Englishman, emigrates to Australia, where he gets employment as an officer in the mounted police. A few years of active work gain him promotion to a captaincy. In that post he greatly distinguishes himself, and finally leaves the service and settles down as a squatter.
"A stirring story capitally told."--Guardian.
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Story Books for Boys
G. MANVILLE FENN
Dick o' the Fens:
A Romance of the Great East Swamp.
With 12 page Illustrations by FRANK DADD. 6s.
Dick o' the Fens and Tom o' Grimsey are the sons of a squire and a farmer living in Lincolnshire. Many sketches of their shooting and fishing experiences are related, while the record of the fenmen's stealthy resistance to the great draining scheme is full of keen interest. The ambushes and shots in the mist and dark, and the long-baffled attempts to trace the lurking foe, are described with Mr. Fenn's wonted skill.