LEADER 03150nam 22005173u 450 001 9910811160503321 005 20240402001650.0 010 $a1-77558-665-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000496403 035 $a(EBL)1563928 035 $a(OCoLC)863821907 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1563928 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000496403 100 $a20160418d2013|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe toll of the bush 210 $aAuckland $cAuckland University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (259 pages) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-77558-209-4 327 $aCover; Copyright ; Contents; Introduction; Locality Map; I: On the Road to the Section; II: The Brothers; III: Ploughing the Land; IV: Sandy Milward Makes an Offer; V: The Bush Oracle; VI: The Service on the Beach; VII: Mr. Fletcher Reads His Letters; VIII: The Priest and the Lover; IX: The Red Line in the Ledger; X: The Growing of the Crop; XI: Lena Consults the Oracle; XII: An Excursion in Literature; XIII: The Voices; XIV: The Incident on the Bush Road; XV: The Man from England; XVI: Mr. Wickener Goes Afield; XVII: The Cloud in the Sky; XVIII: Mrs. Gird Advises; XIX: 'I Have No Mother' 327 $aXX: On the BeachXXI: The Dividing of the Ways; XXII: Striking the Blow; XXIII: The Night of the Dance; XXIV: The Affair of the Slip-rail; XXV: The Husband's Return; XXVI: Fire!; XXVII: Major Milward Asks Questions; XXVIII: The Dark Lady; XXIX: The Bride; XXX: God's Way; XXXI: The Fire in the Settlement; XXXII: Together; XXXIII: In the Heart of the Bush; XXXIV: The Toll is Paid; XXXV: Major Milward Plays a Game of Chess; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography 330 $a
First published in 1905, The Toll of the Bush is widely regarded as William Satchell's best work. Set in the Hokianga district in the early twentieth century, it is an engaging portrayal of pioneer farming and trading on that lonely margin between sea and bush, where jealousies and intrigues punctuate the lives of the heroes and heroines. Above all, the brooding forest watches and waits to exact its toll on those who have sought to tame it. Kendrick Smithyman's introduction brings out a parallel, in the fusion of the legendary elements and a colonial setting, with Nathaniel H 606 $aFrontier and pioneer life$zNew Zealand$zHokianga County$vFiction 606 $aFarm life$zNew Zealand$zHokianga County$vFiction 607 $aHokianga County (N.Z.)$vFiction 608 $aNovels.$2lcgft 608 $aHistorical fiction.$2lcgft 608 $aAction and adventure fiction.$2lcgft 608 $aPastoral fiction.$2lcgft 615 0$aFrontier and pioneer life 615 0$aFarm life 676 $a813 700 $aSatchell$b William$01688200 701 $aSmithyman$b Kendrick$0552020 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811160503321 996 $aThe toll of the bush$94062243 997 $aUNINA