All Formats & Editions

A captain who has lost his wife remarries a much younger woman to provide his six children with a new mother. Together, the couple had another child, making seven. The captain tries to run the family with stern discipline, but he is no match for the fun-loving children.

"Seven Little Australians" tells the story of the adventures of seven mischievous Woolcot children, their stern father, and flighty stepmother Esther, living in Sydney in the 1880s. Mr. Woolcot is an army Captain who has little understanding of his children, and their 20-year-old... Read Full Overview

Seven Little Australians is a classic children's novel written by Ethel Turner. The book follows the adventures of the seven mischievous Woolcot children, who live with their stern father and stepmother in Sydney, Australia. The children are constantly getting into trouble, whether... Read Full Overview

Seven Little Australians is a classic children's novel written by Ethel Turner. The story is set in Australia in the late 19th century and revolves around the Woolcot family. The family consists of Captain Woolcot, a stern and strict father, his new wife Esther, and their seven... Read Full Overview

Seven Little Australians is a classic Australian children's novel written by Ethel Turner. The story is set in the late 19th century and follows the lives of the seven mischievous Woolcot children who live with their stern father, Captain Woolcot, and stepmother, Esther, in their... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview