Harry Heathcote of Gangoil, Anthony Trollope
Harry Heathcote of Gangoil, Anthony Trollope
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Harry Heathcote of Gangoil

Author: Anthony Trollope

Narrator: Peter Joyce

Unabridged: 4 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/22/2007

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

"He was too imperious, too masterful, too much inclined to think that all things should be made to go as he would have them."Thus Trollope describes his hero Harry Heathcote, a settler and sheep farmer in the untamed bush of Australia in 1871. However, Harry has made enemies. In seeking always to act in the honourable fashion he cannot bend and embrace the weaknesses of others. A group of ex-convicts and disgruntled ex-employees threaten to burn his land and ruin him. Harry fights to protect his family and all he has worked for, despite his fears and self doubt and the apparent recalcitrance of a neighbour, Medlicot, a "Free Selector" from the home country. Will his problems be resolved? Will he learn from his experiences? - Well this is a Christmas story!

About Anthony Trollope

Anthony Trollope (1815 - 1882) was one of the most successful English novelists during the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, but he also wrote novels on political, social, and gender issues as well as other topical matters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katie on December 23, 2019

I quite enjoyed this – a fun, little Christmassy read, though it felt very different to other Trollope books.......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth (Alaska) on October 08, 2017

Trollope's son emigrated to Australia and this is what came from visiting his son. It takes place on a sheep run in Queensland. I remember the fires from The Thornbirds, which helped me picture the land, and the great anxiety felt by our hero, Harry Heathcote. But this might be Trollope's shortest no......more

Goodreads review by Cherie on October 13, 2014

Serendipity! That is what happens to me when I find a treasure like this little book. It is only 109 pages long but it is a powerful story. I found the audio book version on Overdrive and fell in love with the voice, not only of the narrator but the voice of the story! Peter Joyce was the narrator,......more

Goodreads review by Jo on December 03, 2020

I’m coming to realize that I’m a bigger fan of Trollope’s big novels than these shorter ones but this was an interesting read if simply for the fact that it is set in Australia and not Europe like his other novels. Of course most of the characters are immigrants from the old country and men like Har......more

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