"Tom Gerrard" by Louis Becke is a story set in early 1900s Australia that follows Tom Gerrard, a cattleman journeying back to reconnect with his niece, Mary Incubus, after suffering great personal loss. The book emphasizes the importance of family ties, the purity of childhood, and depicts the rugged simplicity of Australian country life. The story initiates with Tom's meeting of young Mary as she gathers shellfish along the shore. Their dialogue reveals the child's naivety and her difficult relationship with her stern aunt, Elizabeth Westonley. As Tom’s relationship with Mary grows, he notices the lack of affection she experiences under her aunt's cold rule. The opening chapters establish the main characters while also suggesting the conflicts and relationships that will likely play out as the story progresses.
Tom Gerrard
By Louis Becke
After tragedy strikes, a hardened cattleman finds solace and purpose in the unexpected bond with his neglected niece, challenging the rigid dynamics of her joyless upbringing.
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About the AuthorGeorge Lewis Becke was at the turn of the nineteenth century, the most prolific, significant, and internationally renowned Australian-born writer of the South Pacific region. Having lived and worked among Pacific Islands and Islanders as a trader, ship's supercargo, and villager for some two decades, learning languages and observing natural and cultural life, Becke was prompted by J F Archibald of The Bulletin to write down his experiences, eventually becoming a popular and respected author of short stories, novellas, novels, as well as historic and ethnographic works.
George Lewis Becke was at the turn of the nineteenth century, the most prolific, significant, and internationally renowned Australian-born writer of the South Pacific region. Having lived and worked among Pacific Islands and Islanders as a trader, ship's supercargo, and villager for some two decades, learning languages and observing natural and cultural life, Becke was prompted by J F Archibald of The Bulletin to write down his experiences, eventually becoming a popular and respected author of short stories, novellas, novels, as well as historic and ethnographic works.
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