List Of Tales

See Tales at a glance

1600-1799

Empire Rising
  • Britain builds an industrial-military complex and colonies across the globe
Saint Helena
  • The Island of Saint Helena becomes crucial to the Far East trade
  • Known origins of the Caldwells begin here
Great Fire of London
  • Sir Thomas Bloodworth lets London burn.
The Convicts
  • James Bloodworth is sent to Botany Bay to start a new penal colony
Mutiny
  • Fletcher Christian leads a mutiny; his wife champions human rights

 

 

1800-1849

Opium
  • Illegal opium brings China to its knees
The Smuggler
  • Young Daniel Caldwell turns to opium smuggling
Last Trip of the Yotsai
  • A hero emerges when a ferry explodes off HK
The Immigrants
  • The Lawrence family voyage to Melbourne

1850-1899

The Postmaster General
  • A young couple leave London for Hong Kong and a whole new world
The Unsuitable Suitor
  • The redoubtable FW Mitchell learns his daughter is betrothed to a Caldwell
Femme Fatale
  • A fatal tragedy befalls a young family
Cat With Nine Lives
  • A fatal tragedy befalls a young family
Reborn
  • FW Mitchell remarries to a surprising catch
Disappeared
  • A lonely family man disappears forever
The Chinese Connection
  • Cousins reach across ethnic lines to explore their roots

1900-1939

Life in Japan
  • The Bruces live a privileged life with its own challenges
Earthquake
  • An earthquake strikes Tokyo and Yokohama; The Bruces lose all
Fire!
  • Young Frank Bruce writes of battling a blaze on the prairies
Salvage
  • A cattleboat loses its rudder in a North Atlantic storm
Miner
  • A young man turns to mining to survive the depression
Down to Earth
  • A privileged young woman takes to the wilderness to marry a miner

1940-1969

Shenanigans
  • Boys get up to mostly no good
Adventures in Oz
  • Peter Bruce gets close to the earth and learns much about Australia and her people