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The Lost Child

Henry Kingsley (1830–1876)

Children's story · first published 1871 · London: Macmillan

A short, much-loved tale of a child lost in the bush and the search to find him. Text only: the illustrations are not included.

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About 2,809 words · roughly 0.2 hours of reading (short) · 1 sections online

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In Australia

Henry Kingsley (author) died in 1876. Australian copyright then lasted 50 years after the author's death, so it ended on 31 December 1926. The 2005 extension to 70 years did not revive copyright that had already expired.

In the United States

First published in 1871. In the United States, works published before 1 January 1931 are in the public domain.

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Derived from the volunteer transcription published as Project Gutenberg eBook #25404 (public domain in the US). We removed that project's header, footer, licence and trademark text, producer notes and all images, then re-packaged the text. This edition is not affiliated with or endorsed by that project. Our thanks to its volunteers.

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rights.json, checked 2026-10-19. Death dates: Henry Kingsley (Wikidata, ADB, catalogue). First publication: reference.

Contents

  1. THE LOST CHILD.
  2. BY
  3. HENRY KINGSLEY.
  4. ILLUSTRATED BY L. FRÖLICH.
  5. PREFACE.
  6. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  7. THE LOST CHILD.
  8. THE END.
  9. ILLUSTRATED WORKS BY L. FRÖLICH.
  10. LITTLE LUCY'S WONDERFUL GLOBE.
  11. BY CHARLOTTE M. YONGE.
  12. THE LOST CHILD.
  13. BY HENRY KINGSLEY.
  14. THE PLEASANT TALE OF PUSS AND ROBIN, AND THEIR FRIENDS, KITTY AND BOB.
  15. BY TOM HOOD.
  16. A BOOK OF GOLDEN DEEDS OF ALL TIMES AND ALL COUNTRIES.
  17. BY CHARLOTTE M. YONGE.
  18. WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL.
  19. BY THE AUTHOR OF "ST. OLAVES."
  20. NINE YEARS OLD.
  21. BY THE AUTHOR OF "ST. OLAVES."

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