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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![Stingaree](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnqpy8mxcp9rn0vdef3pnqn/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260921%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260921T181415Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=19eb43efcd5faea8f9743a94b6fbbfc9803177ea7349dc1ad0603250cc7c4993) ## About this work Stingaree by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside E-text prepared by Steven desJardins and the publica.now Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "My name's Stingaree!" STINGAREE BY E. W. HORNUNG ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE W. LAMBERT CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS NEW YORK 1910 Copyright, 1905, by CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS CONTENTS Page I. A Voice in the Wilderness 1 II. The Black Hole of Glenranald 32 III. "To the Vile Dust" 70 IV. A Bushranger at Bay 98 V. The Taking of Stingaree 121 VI. The Honor of the Road 144 VII. The Purification of Mulfera 168 VIII. A Duel in the Desert 190 IX. The Villain-Worshipper 215 X. The Moth and the Star 252 ILLUSTRATIONS "My name's Stingaree!" Frontispiece "Any message, young fellow?" 66 Mr. Kentish watched the little operation of "sticking up" without a word 98 The gray sergeant flung his arms round their prisoner 166 Stingaree toppled out of the saddle 198 The mare spun round, bucking as she spun 238 Stingaree knocked in vain 246 Stingaree A Voice in the Wilderness I "La parlate d'amor, O cari fior, Recate i miei sospiri, Narrate i miei matiri, Ditele o cari fior——" Miss Bouverie ceased on the high note, as abruptly as string that snaps beneath the bow, and revolved with the music-stool, to catch but her echoes in the empty room. None had entered behind her back; there was neither sound nor shadow in the deep veranda through the open door. But for the startled girl at the open piano, Mrs. Clarkson's sanctum was precisely as Mrs. Clarkson had left it an hour before; her own photograph, in as many modes, beamed from the usual number of ornamental frames; there was nothing whatever to confirm a wild suspicion of the living lady's untimely return. And yet either guilty consciences, or an ear as sensitive as it was true, had… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fstingaree) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. [Sign in to leave a review](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fvito%2Fworks%2Fstingaree) No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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