[Editor: This is a chapter from Fools’ Harvest (1939) by Erle Cox.] Chapter VI. It was about time some strong authority had taken over. While many people returned to help, those ghouls that infest every community also put in an appearance, robbing the dead and looting. … [Read more...] about Chapter 6 [Fools’ Harvest, by Erle Cox, 1939]
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Chapter 5 [Fools’ Harvest, by Erle Cox, 1939]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Fools’ Harvest (1939) by Erle Cox.] Chapter V. For more than half an hour, for the second time that day, destruction and devastation swept across the doomed city. This time only four of the battleships and six cruisers participated, the … [Read more...] about Chapter 5 [Fools’ Harvest, by Erle Cox, 1939]
Chapter 4 [Fools’ Harvest, by Erle Cox, 1939]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Fools’ Harvest (1939) by Erle Cox.] Chapter IV. In our sorrows and tragedies, we humans are individualists. We can never enter into the feelings of another, neither can another enter ours. Each must sit alone in his own little hell. When I … [Read more...] about Chapter 4 [Fools’ Harvest, by Erle Cox, 1939]
Chapter 3 [Fools’ Harvest, by Erle Cox, 1939]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Fools’ Harvest (1939) by Erle Cox.] Chapter III. One of the strange and incomprehensible features of that first day is, that though I have prayed to forget the events of the afternoon, and cannot, I can remember so little of its earlier … [Read more...] about Chapter 3 [Fools’ Harvest, by Erle Cox, 1939]
Chapter 2 [Fools’ Harvest, by Erle Cox, 1939]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Fools’ Harvest (1939) by Erle Cox.] Chapter II. When I made my boast that I would put the story of our tragedy into writing I had no idea that the job would prove so strenuous. Dodging the “blowflies,” as we call the P.P. spies in our camp … [Read more...] about Chapter 2 [Fools’ Harvest, by Erle Cox, 1939]
Chapter 1 [Fools’ Harvest, by Erle Cox, 1939]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Fools’ Harvest (1939) by Erle Cox.] Chapter I. “And were there really shops full of lollies and toys once upon a time, Uncle Wally?” Rex asked dubiously. “Plenty of them, towhead,” I told him. He raised his head from my shoulder … [Read more...] about Chapter 1 [Fools’ Harvest, by Erle Cox, 1939]
Prologue [Fools’ Harvest, by Erle Cox, 1939]
[Editor: This is the prologue from Fools’ Harvest (1939) by Erle Cox.] Prologue In presenting this transcript of the Walter Burton manuscript for publication, the editors desire to remind the reader that its main value lies in its being the longest of the fourteen … [Read more...] about Prologue [Fools’ Harvest, by Erle Cox, 1939]
Chapter 32 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Out of the Silence (1947 edition) by Erle Cox (1873-1950).] Chapter XXXII Meanwhile, at “Cootamundra,” Dundas awaited impatiently the return of Earani. In implicit obedience to her wishes he had returned to the homestead. The afternoon wore … [Read more...] about Chapter 32 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
Chapter 31 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Out of the Silence (1947 edition) by Erle Cox (1873-1950).] Chapter XXXI That night Barry had driven down to Ronga, and left his car at an hotel, giving himself bare time to catch the night mail for Melbourne. Although he had a compartment … [Read more...] about Chapter 31 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
Chapter 30 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Out of the Silence (1947 edition) by Erle Cox (1873-1950).] Chapter XXX On the morning following at “Cootamundra,” Dundas and Earani were astir early. That day was to see the end of their preparation of the galleries, and on the following … [Read more...] about Chapter 30 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
Chapter 29 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Out of the Silence (1947 edition) by Erle Cox (1873-1950).] Chapter XXIX Sir Miles Glover sat in the Prime Minister’s room at the Federal Parliament House. Beside the Prime Minister stood his secretary. “I thought you had better see it,” … [Read more...] about Chapter 29 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
Chapter 28 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Out of the Silence (1947 edition) by Erle Cox (1873-1950).] Chapter XXVIII It was a soft, clear moonless night that found the two strolling slowly towards the timber that fringed the river. Earani turned her eyes upward. “It has changed … [Read more...] about Chapter 28 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
Chapter 27 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Out of the Silence (1947 edition) by Erle Cox (1873-1950).] Chapter XXVII The month that Earani stipulated before the search for Andax commenced was passing swiftly. Dundas used the interval for making all necessary arrangements of his … [Read more...] about Chapter 27 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
Chapter 26 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Out of the Silence (1947 edition) by Erle Cox (1873-1950). A significant amount of this chapter is written in the style of the Australian vernacular.] Chapter XXVI The back country of Australia carries men who are known from station to … [Read more...] about Chapter 26 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
Chapter 25 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Out of the Silence (1947 edition) by Erle Cox (1873-1950).] Chapter XXV Earani was lying on the great couch in the “temple,” where she had slept her long sleep. Her head and shoulders were supported by a pile of soft cushions, and Dundas, … [Read more...] about Chapter 25 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
Chapter 24 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Out of the Silence (1947 edition) by Erle Cox (1873-1950).] Chapter XXIV Alan reached “Cootamundra” somewhat steadied by his drive, and with the determination of letting Glen Cairn think what it pleased until he would be ready to enlighten … [Read more...] about Chapter 24 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
Chapter 23 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Out of the Silence (1947 edition) by Erle Cox (1873-1950).] Chapter XXIII It was on the morning of the following Saturday that Alan was seated in the “temple” in deep argument with Earani. For the first time there was even a shadow of a … [Read more...] about Chapter 23 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
Chapter 22 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Out of the Silence (1947 edition) by Erle Cox (1873-1950).] Chapter XXII “So the woman lives,” said Earani. “There is no miracle about it, Dick. There are many things in your daily life that would have been miracles one hundred years ago … [Read more...] about Chapter 22 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
Chapter 21 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Out of the Silence (1947 edition) by Erle Cox (1873-1950).] Chapter XXI If Alan Dundas had forgotten his world, his world had by no means forgotten him. A man in a comparatively small community cannot entirely disappear from it without … [Read more...] about Chapter 21 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
Chapter 20 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Out of the Silence (1947 edition) by Erle Cox (1873-1950).] Chapter XX “If I tell you the history of the three statues you will have an outline of the history of the race.” Earani spoke in answer to a question from Dundas. “Those three men … [Read more...] about Chapter 20 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
Chapter 19 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Out of the Silence (1947 edition) by Erle Cox (1873-1950).] Chapter XIX As time went on Alan came more and more under the dominance of Earani’s bewildering personality. His constant association with her added fuel to the passionate love he … [Read more...] about Chapter 19 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
Chapter 18 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Out of the Silence (1947 edition) by Erle Cox (1873-1950).] Chapter XVIII The two men were obliged to climb the winding stairway in the dark, as Alan, with his wits full of one subject, had forgotten the acetylene lamp, and, in consequence, … [Read more...] about Chapter 18 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
Chapter 17 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Out of the Silence (1947 edition) by Erle Cox (1873-1950).] Chapter XVII Dundas made his purchases from the chemist, and then, without further delay, had Billy harnessed, and turned homeward, covering the twelve miles in an hour. His first … [Read more...] about Chapter 17 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
Chapter 16 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Out of the Silence (1947 edition) by Erle Cox (1873-1950).] Chapter XVI Dundas woke next morning with a clear consciousness of the weighty matter he was called on to deal with, and as a preliminary he emptied his head of his difficulty … [Read more...] about Chapter 16 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
Chapter 15 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Out of the Silence (1947 edition) by Erle Cox (1873-1950).] Chapter XV Dundas stood up and stepped towards the portico. Across the now-open doorway there hung a magnificent curtain that hid the interior from view. From lintel to step it … [Read more...] about Chapter 15 [Out of the Silence, by Erle Cox]