Ronald Frederick Delderfield (12 February 1912 โ 24 June 1972) was a popular English novelist and dramatist, many of whose works have been adapted for television and are still widely read. This book is a companion novel to Stevenson's Treasure Island telling of events which occurred before that book
The Adventures of Ben Hall, Bushranger
โ Scribed by Raymond Boyd Dunn
- Book ID
- 111030153
- Publisher
- Raymond Boyd Dunn
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 39 KB
- Series
- Outlaws of Australia #5
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781301937080
- ASIN
- B00DVTL006
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โฆ Synopsis
Before Ned Kelly, the infamous Australian bushranger, there was Ben Hall. In fact, it is thought by numerous people that many of Ben Hall's exploits were copied by Ned.Hall operated in New South Wales, and his daring escapades earned him the title of 'Brave Ben Hall', making him a part of Australian folklore. Throughout his career outside the law he did not kill anyone, but when the Felons Apprehension Act was passed in 1865, as an outlaw he could be shot and killed without warning. As a result, he was shot by the police from ambush. The legality of his killing remains controversial.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
When a senior police officer is killed by a bomb on a lonely outback road in Australia, Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte is called in to track down the culprit.
This is the next book in the series after Ben Brown and the Right of Passage. In this book, we find our hero returning wounded from the battle of Barque Roads, arriving home on the Hospital Ship, along with the other severely wounded men. He is attended by three of his men, who volunteered to bring