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A Final Reckoning: A Tale of Bush Life in Australia (Summarized Edition)
Enriched edition. Bravery, Survival, and Wildlife Encounters on the 19th-Century Australian FrontierBy G. A. Henty
Length2h 52m
About this audiobook
A Final Reckoning traces the fortunes of Reuben Whitney, a wronged English youth who seeks a new start in the Australian bush. Set amid the convict legacy and the bushranging scourge of early colonial New South Wales, the novel moves through drought, flood, bushfire, and the rough justice of frontier policing. Henty's brisk, episodic prose combines documentary detail—stations, stock-work, and bushcraft—with melodramatic set pieces, situating the tale within the Victorian boys' adventure tradition of Ballantyne and Mayne Reid while revealing the era's imperial assumptions. G. A. Henty, a prolific late-Victorian journalist and war correspondent, brought to fiction the habits of a reporter: pacing, logistical clarity, and a taste for moral exempla. Though he likely relied on travelogues, newspapers, and settler memoirs rather than firsthand Australian residence, his wide-ranging field experience and didactic aims shaped this narrative of character forged by ordeal. Readers interested in colonial Australia, frontier violence, and the formation of imperial masculinity will find this a compelling, if ideologically dated, portrait of bush life. Approach it both for its swift storytelling and as an artifact of its time—rich for classroom discussion and for scholars of children's literature.
Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the author's voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readable—distilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction, Action and Adventure
Length2 hrs 52 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 10, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
5A Final Reckoning: A Tale of Bush Life in Australia
2Introduction
6Analysis
3Synopsis
7Reflection
4Historical Context
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