The Little Black Princess of the Never-Never


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Story of a little black girl and the wife of a station Boss in the Northern Territory.













The Little Black Princess


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These simple sketches and photographs of Territory life centre around the young Aboriginal girl Bett-Bett (Dolly Bonson) and her dog Sue; as she appears from the Never-Never, stays awhile, learns a little, laughs a lot, wonders much, and finally returns to the bush again. This early tale of life in the Northern Territory was first published in 1905, and was followed up by the classic We of the Never-Never, the author's memoir of life with her family on Elsey Station.




The Little Black Princess


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The Little Black Princess: A True Tale of Life in the Never-Never Land, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.







The Little Black Princess


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Excerpt from The Little Black Princess: A True Tale of Life in the Never-Never Land Bett-bett must have been a Princess, for she was a King's niece, and if that does not make a Princess of any one, it ought to do so! She didn't Sit - like fairy-book princesses - waving golden sceptres Over devoted subjects, for she was just a little bush nigger girl or lubra, about eight years Old. She had, however, a very wonderful palace - the great lonely Australian bush. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




The Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare


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It’s mayhem at the science fair! A squishy goo monster is a challenge for the Princess in Black — but luckily some science-loving princesses are on hand to help. Princess Magnolia is excited. Excited and nervous. She’s going to the Interkingdom Science Fair today to present her poster about seeds and plants, and when she arrives, she sees that her friends are there too! Princess Honeysuckle made a mole habitat, Princess Sneezewort has built a blanket fort, and Tommy Wigtower has a talking volcano that’s saying “EAAAAT!” Wait, what? A surprise goo monster makes this a job for the Princess in Black, and the Princess in Blankets is on the scene to lend a hand. But will two masked heroes be enough to save the science fair? A little scientific problem-solving — and a lot of princess power — will make the sixth entry in the New York Timesbest-selling series a smash hit.




The Little Black Princess


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Mrs Aeneas Gunns' account of Northern Territiory life and the small Aboriginal girl who took refuge with her for a short time in 1902.