E. J. Brett E. J. Brett i(A120530 works by) (Organisation) assertion (a.k.a. Edwin J. Brett)
Born: Established: London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
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1 y separately published work icon Ned Nimble amongst the Bushrangers of Australia Bracebridge Hemyng , London : E. J. Brett , 1880 Z1555134 1880 single work children's fiction children's adventure

In Ned Nimble amongst the Bushrangers of Australia, Ned, his wife Minnie and their baby emigrate to Queensland with their servants, Harry, Charley, 'Dolf, Jumbo and Tilda. Not long after they have settled, the villain Bill Boaster disguises himself as an Irish farmhand and steals Ned's child with the assistance of some bushrangers. Ned and his companions pursue Bill and and eventually rescue the baby. Ned shoots Bill in a showdown, but Bill does not die and is merely arrested, leaving him able, as Ned fears, to pursue 'another and further career of crime.'

2 y separately published work icon Jack Harkaway and His Son's Adventures in Australia Bracebridge Hemyng , London : E. J. Brett , 1879 Z1920122 1879 single work children's fiction children's Harkaway and and his son, young Jack, risk their lives on an expedition in Australia. Old Jack is captured by the notorious bushranger, Captain Morgan. A colleague, Mr. Mole, is held captive by the 'savages' for trying to swindle them of ownership of a gold mine. Finally, the Harkaways capture the Queen of the Bushrangers, Fighting Sue.
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