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The George Manville Fenn Library
Step aboard for tales of peril, pluck, discovery, and far-off lands. The George Manville Fenn Library brings the adventurous works of one of Victorian Britain’s great storytellers to life in full, carrying listeners from schoolrooms and storm-tossed seas to wild frontiers, hidden treasures, and journeys into the unknown.
For those who delight in courage tested, mysteries uncovered, and good companions in dangerous places, these are stories made to be heard, and adventures well worth embarking…
Episodes
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Bunyip Land Chapter 39 - How We Took a Last Look Round, and Found It Was Time to Go
In which the party conducts a cautious reconnaissance near the enemy village under the cloak of night, encountering furtive watchers and a burning settlement…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 38 - How the Doctor Said “Thank You” in a Very Quiet Way
In which the survivors, after a harrowing escape through fire and smoke, find temporary refuge beside a clear stream where they recover their strength and…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 37 - How We Passed Through a Great Peril
In which the little company finds themselves besieged by hostile natives, forcing them into a desperate defence within the smoke-filled confines of their…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 36 - How the Doctor Found a Patient Ready to His Hand
In which a tense and dangerous encounter in the forest leads to an unintended injury, compelling the companions to tend to their wounded foe within the safety…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 35 - How Jack Penny Fired a Straight Shot
In which the watchful night brings a mixture of weariness and uneasy reflection upon courage, as two companions share their thoughts and fears amid the shadows…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 34 - How Jimmy and I Were Hunted Like Beasts
In which the protagonist, guided by the faithful dog Gyp and the vigilant Jimmy, narrowly evades the pursuit of the native searchers by following a secret…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 33 - How I Nearly Made a Terrible Mistake
In which a patient and cautious attempt is made to glean information and approach the captive father, leading to a tense and silent vigil near the village as…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 32 - How We Heard a Black Discussion and Did Not Understand
In which a daring rescue party, guided by the keen instincts of a loyal dog and a trusted native, stealthily navigates through a shadowed forest to infiltrate…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 31 - How We Made Further Plans
In which Joe Carstairs and his companions discover, amidst tense evasion and peril, a hidden refuge near the village where his father may be held captive, and…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 30 - How I Talked With My New Friend
In which a tense flight through the darkness reveals a guide whose muddled speech hints at a tragic captivity, leading to a moment pregnant with hope and dread…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 29 - How I Heard English Spoken Here
In which the imprisoned narrator, sustained by secret messages and small acts of hope, endeavours to communicate and plans a daring escape with the aid of a…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 28 - How I Had a Visitor in the Night
In which the captive narrator endures pain and uncertain kindness from his captors, finding unexpected solace in the company of his fellow prisoner and the…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 27 - How I Found That I Had a Fellow-Prisoner
In which a captive awakens to find himself bound and guarded in a native village, his spirits lifted by the unexpected presence of a faithful dog whose silent…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 26 - How I Got Into Serious Difficulties
In which the perils of a wild night’s vigil by the forest edge give way to the curious encounter between the narrator and a wary young native hunter, whose…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 25 - How I Was Disposed to Find Fault With My Best Friend
In which the travellers, led by the resolute doctor, climb a broad-shouldered mountain to survey the lush, uninhabited wilds below, encountering curious…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 24 - How the Doctor Took Me in Hand
In which the party, refreshed after a sudden flood, continue their arduous journey through an imposing gorge, sustained by the bounty of the wild and the…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 23 - We Await Our Fate
In which a small party faces the relentless rise of a flood in a rocky gorge, their hopes wavering as they search in vain for escape while stoically preparing…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 22 - How High the Water Came
In which a fierce storm breaks upon the hostile attackers, driving them back with a raging flood sweeping through the gorge, sweeping away all but those…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 21 - How We Retreated and Were Caught in a Tropic Storm
In which our intrepid party, guided by the dark-skinned and sure-footed Ti-hi, makes a perilous night-time retreat along a narrow rock ledge beside a rushing…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 20 - How Jimmy Turned up a Trump
In which the beleaguered party, bolstered by a brave ally bearing life-saving water, weathers a fierce assault from hostile savages and formulates a daring…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 19 - How We Were Besieged, and I Thought of Birnam Wood
In which the travellers find themselves beset by a volley of arrows from hidden assailants, compelling them to erect a makeshift breastwork and prepare for a…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 18 - How I Nearly Had an Arrow to Drink
In which the party journeys steadily into rugged and increasingly mountainous terrain, overcoming natural dangers and puzzling noises while their persistent…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 17 - How the Doctor Gave Jimmy His Physics
In which the narrator witnesses a curious and somewhat severe remedy administered to the ailing Jimmy, who proves more robust than presumed, leading to a…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 16 - How Jimmy Was Taken Very Bad Indeed
In which the discovery of unexpected provisions leads to a moment of mirth and refreshment beneath a splendid sunset, before a grievous illness besets their…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 15 - How Jack Penny Was Persecuted by Pigs
In which the party journeys through a lush, sun-dappled landscape alive with vibrant wildlife and encounters both wondrous birds and perilous creatures…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 14 - How a Strange Visitor Came to Camp
In which our travellers navigate through a splendid yet wild forest, encountering natural sights of beauty and unsettling sounds that stir a mixture of awe and…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 13 - How Jack Penny Put His Foot in a Trap
In which our travellers navigate through vivid and challenging wilderness, encountering the rich and often perilous natural world that surrounds them…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 12 - How Watch Was Kept by Night
In which our narrator lies awake beneath a tent in the wild forest, contending with restless thoughts, curious creatures, and the uneasy companionship of a…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 11 - How Jack Penny Was Not Satisfied With Himself
In which the party continues their journey through the dense forest under a blazing sun, during which an ill-advised pursuit of a colourful butterfly leads…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 10 - How We Saw Strange Things
In which a lively party sets off through the wild Australian bush, navigating the challenges of unfamiliar terrain and temperamental guides, and pauses beside…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 9 - How I Was Not Made Into Pie
In which the narrator awakens to find himself and his companions surrounded by a tribe of savages, whose initial hostility gives way to cautious hospitality…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 8 - How I Ran From the Whitebird Catchers
In which a captive youth, beset by dread and uncertainty, endeavours to maintain his composure amidst the hostile gaze of his captors and contemplates a…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 7 - How We Stopped the Blackbird Catchers
In which the voyage brings young Joe Carstairs to the foreboding shores of New Guinea, where the cruel trade of "blackbird catchers" is witnessed with…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 6 - How Jimmy Was Frightened by the Bunyip
In which a determined youth named Jack Penny boldly joins the expedition to New Guinea, bringing with him his faithful dog Gyp and a rough-and-ready confidence…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 5 - How We Found Jack Penny
In which a fierce storm drives the schooner upon the rocks, setting the scene for a desperate struggle as the crew valiantly row to reach the vessel before the…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 4 - How I Was Not Drowned, and How We Chased That Schooner
In which a perilous encounter with a shark culminates in a narrow escape, only to be followed by a tense pursuit of their schooner as an ominous storm…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 3 - How I Made My First Charge With a Lance
In which the spirited and resourceful Jimmy, amidst a lively crew, confronts a fearsome shark that threatens their voyage, demonstrating both courage and…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 2 - How We Prepared to Start, and Started
In which a resolute young protagonist, entrusted with a carefully planned expedition to the remote and mysterious land of New Guinea, prepares with the aid of…
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Bunyip Land Chapter 1 - How I Made My Plans and They Were Endorsed
In which a determined young lad, buoyed by the hope that his father—lost in the wilds of New Guinea—is still alive, resolves to embark on a daring quest to…