The Adventures of an Australian traveler (Captain J. Reid) in search of the marvelous
Subtitle: giving a graphic account of the discovery, capture and semi-civilization of the wild Australian children Tom and Hettie, together with a sketch of the savage tribes inhabiting the interior of Australia with a brief account of the customs, manners, heathen beliefs, superstitions, traditions, and origin of those barbarous and curious islanders
Edition: [Second edition].
Series: Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Maps and Travel Literature; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Maps and Travel Literature
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
Published: 1872
Place of publication: Place of publication not identified]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Imaginary Voyages
Other titles: Succinct account of the wild Australian children; History of the Australian children
Notes: "Similar to the original edition entitled: "The adventures of the three Australian travellers (Capt. J. Reid and his companions Cooper and Parker) ... New York, 1863. Apparently issued and distributed in connection with the exhibition in New York of two native Australians ..."

"The travellers (who are as fictitious as their account) are said to have captured these children in Australia." cf. Ferguson, J.A. Bibliog. of Aust. 1963.

Title and imprint information from cover.

Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.