新版序
    我把这献给'奥尔澳大利亚生活的各个方面的狂野真实的故事'，以我的老战友默里史密斯，已故代理秘书长在伦敦的维多利亚殖民地，并衷心的感谢时间和麻烦，他一直致力于其出版物。我相信这是完全败坏到澳大利亚浪漫上升的声誉。但是，尽管提出小说的幌子，这个家庭的编年史马斯顿不得设置了为读者完全幻想或夸大的。叙述大部分是字面上真实的，可以核实的官方记录。阿终身居住在澳大利亚可以接受，作为忠诚的本地色彩和细节描述的保证。我谨借此确认由东的故事迅速识别机会和自由的`悉尼邮件'，但它可能从未见过的光。
    罗尔夫BOLDREWOOD。
    117 Collins街西，墨尔本，1888年12月12日。
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    Preface to New Edition
    I dedicate this `ower true tale' of the wilder aspects of Australian life to my old comrade R. Murray Smith, late Agent-General in London for the colony of Victoria, with hearty thanks for the time and trouble he has devoted to its publication. I trust it will do no discredit to the rising reputation of Australian romance. But though presented in the guise of fiction, this chronicle of the Marston family must not be set down by the reader as wholly fanciful or exaggerated. Much of the narrative is literally true, as can be verified by official records. A lifelong residence in Australia may be accepted as a guarantee for fidelity as to local colour and descriptive detail. I take this opportunity of acknowledging the prompt and liberal recognition of the tale by the proprietors of the `Sydney Mail', but for which it might never have seen the light.
    ROLF BOLDREWOOD.
    117 Collins Street West, Melbourne, 12th December 1888.