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Stories by

MARY GRANT BRUCE

Large Crown 8vo. Fully Illustrated. Cloth Gilt.

POSSUM

Mrs. Bruce writes with a freedom and grace which must win hosts of readers, and there is a lovableness about her Australian youths and maidens which makes one never tired of their healthy and sociable views of life.

JIM AND WALLY

“There can be no doubt about the success of Miss Bruce . . . real pathos which gets hold of the reader, and her effects are obtained in a real natural way that makes them all the more telling. She evidently knows the up-country life . . . she grips the attention from start to finish.”—Melbourne Argus.

A LITTLE BUSH MAID

“It is a real pleasure to recommend this story to Australian readers.”—Perth Western Mail.

MATES AT BILLABONG

“The incidents of station life, its humours, festivities, and mishaps, are admirably sketched in this vivid narrative.”—Adelaide Register.

TIMOTHY IN BUSHLAND

“The writer understands all about the wonders of the Australian bush, its wild horses, kangaroos, wombats, and infinitely various natural life.”—Daily Telegraph.

GLEN EYRE

“An admirable story, exquisitely told, full of gentle pathos, and ringing true all through.”—The Sportsman.

NORAH OF BILLABONG

“The story is written in a refreshing and lovable manner, which makes instant appeal.”—Manchester Courier.

GRAY’S HOLLOW

“A story always healthy and enjoyable in its sympathetic delineation of unsophisticated nature.”—The Scotsman.

FROM BILLABONG TO LONDON

“The story has many more incidents than Mrs. Bruce’s earlier books, and though her style is quiet and matter-of-fact, she does succeed in infusing reality into her exciting episodes.”—The Melbourne Argus.

NORAH

OF BILLABONG

By

MARY GRANT BRUCE

Author of “A Little Bush Maid,” “Mates at Billabong,”

“Glen Eyre,” “Timothy in Bushland,” etc.

ILLUSTRATED BY J. MACFARLANE

WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED

LONDON, MELBOURNE AND TORONTO

To All the Kind People

—Little and Big—

Who asked me for “More Norah.”

M. G. B.

CONTENTS

IBreaking Up

IINight in the City

IIIThe Cry of the Children

IVGoing Home

VWally

VIThe Cunjee Concert

VIIMorning

VIIINoon

IXA Little Yellow Flame

XMidnight

XIThe Battle under the Stars

XIIBurnt Out

XIIIBen Athol

XIVOn the Track

XVThe House by Atholton

XVIBeyond the Plains

XVIIThe Peak of Ben Athol

XVIIIThe Wurley in the Rocks

XIXThe Last Night

XXDown the Mountain

XXIBack to Billabong

NORAH OF BILLABONG