Three Elephant Power, and Other Stories

by A. B. Paterson from 1917

About

Paterson's short fiction — less well known than his verse — shows the same Australian democratic humor and eye for character that made him 'Banjo.' Stories of city and bush life in the 1890s, of horse racing, social pretension, and colonial adventures. The collection is primarily of interest as a companion to his poetry, but the individual stories are readable and entertaining.

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Three Elephant Power, and Other Stories

Words: 33.5k
Duration: ~4 hr 11 min

26 sections

33.5k words

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THREE ELEPHANT POWER AND OTHER STORIES

20:01

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CONTENTS

480:22

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THREE ELEPHANT POWER

2.7k20:35

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THE ORACLE

1.8k13:50

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THE CAST-IRON CANVASSER

3.5k26:02

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THE MERINO SHEEP

1.7k12:31

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THE BULLOCK

2k14:47

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WHITE-WHEN-HE'S-WANTED

2.5k18:41

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THE DOWNFALL OF MULLIGAN'S

1.6k11:41

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THE AMATEUR GARDENER

1.7k12:26

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THIRSTY ISLAND

1.4k10:45

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DAN FITZGERALD EXPLAINS

1.6k11:41

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THE CAT

1.1k8:12

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SITTING IN JUDGMENT

1.9k14:06

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THE DOG

1.2k9:22

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THE DOG--AS A SPORTSMAN

1k7:52

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CONCERNING A STEEPLECHASE RIDER

1.8k13:41

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VICTOR SECOND

9497:07

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CONCERNING A DOG-FIGHT

1.4k10:33

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HIS MASTERPIECE

1.4k10:27

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DONE FOR THE DOUBLE

120:05

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Chapter I.--WANTED, A PONY

4013:00

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Chapter II.--BLINKY BILL'S SACRIFICE

6855:08

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Chapter III.--EXIT ALGY

2822:07

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Chapter IV.--RUNNING THE RULE

2732:03

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Chapter V.--THE TRICKS OF THE TURF

5323:59

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