The Rider Of Waroona - Scott, G. Firth
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The rider of Waroona explores the life of a wealthy and an irascible landowner in Australia who harbors deep resentment toward women due to a past betrayal involving love and revenge. The story weaves together themes of vengeance, human emotion, and the effects of isolation within the harsh Australian outback. The opening introduces the landowner traveling to the bank in his old buggy, revealing his eccentric personality and a history marked by heartbreak caused by a vanished lover and her companion. This betrayal has left him bitter and wealthy, but distrustful of women and those associated…mehr

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The rider of Waroona explores the life of a wealthy and an irascible landowner in Australia who harbors deep resentment toward women due to a past betrayal involving love and revenge. The story weaves together themes of vengeance, human emotion, and the effects of isolation within the harsh Australian outback. The opening introduces the landowner traveling to the bank in his old buggy, revealing his eccentric personality and a history marked by heartbreak caused by a vanished lover and her companion. This betrayal has left him bitter and wealthy, but distrustful of women and those associated with them, which influences strict policies on his properties. As the narrative progresses, tensions rise with a woman seeking to purchase his estate, adding complexity to his already troubled life. The story sets the stage for a dramatic exploration of past wounds, current conflicts, and the intricate relationships within the close-knit community surrounding him.
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George Henry Firth Scott, sometimes known as G. Firth Scott, was a Scottish-born Australian journalist and writer who lived in Australia from 1862 until 1935. He was the son of Land Commissioner George Firth Scott and Emma Elizabeth (n e Barnes). He was born in Golspie, County Sutherland, Scotland, in 1862. Tales of Arctic Adventure: From Franklin to Nansen (1899) He moved to Australia and worked as a journalist for publications such as The Hobart Mercury and The Sydney Daily Telegraph, as well as for magazines such as Belgravia. He married Ailleen Murphy on October 4, 1889, at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Brisbane. Ailleen Murphy was the oldest child of John and Hannah (n e Smith) Murphy. John Murphy, who died in 1883, was a police-magistrate in Roma, Queensland, and had previously served as Mayor of Ipswich, Queensland. Ailleen Scott gave birth to two children in Australia before moving to the United Kingdom and settling permanently, where she gave birth to four more children. Following Aileen's death in 1919 in Surrey, England, George married Miss Gladys Tatham on February 20, 1920 in London.