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In 1841, it is deemed by the elite of a London club that an expedition should set off for Australia, so that 'the country be opened up, mapped and the rich lands found to know the unknown' - but primarily to prevent the French from getting there first. A year later the Bright Planet arrives in Bareheep, and then the trouble really begins for Elijah Blood, the ship's captain, who is literally sick with love Quiet Giles, the company's botanist, worrying about his wife far away and the temptations of the flesh nearby and Edwin Robins, who absconds from the ship's party (with much of the passengers' jewellery) to create mayhem of his own. As the ship travels up river into the heart of the continent, mortality meets the hapless crew, repeatedly.
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- PublisherPicador
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0330364588
- ISBN 13 9780330364584
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages312
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Paperback Edition. "A novel of lust, ambition, and death - a witty high seas adventure," set in 1841. Ex-Library. Seller Inventory # 089857
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. apart from slight darkening of the page edges which is normal, there is no damage to describe. This, the author's 2nd novel of the rich and witty portrait of the imperial impulse, of optimism in the face of disaster and a marvellous depiction of how to die in Australia. Set in 1841 and is deemed by the elite of the London club an expedition should set off for Australia so that "the country be opened up, mapped and the rich lands found To know the unknown"  but primarily to prevent the French from getting there first. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 312 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0330364588. ISBN/EAN: 9780330364584. Inventory No: 0257729. Seller Inventory # 0257729
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Book Description Medium Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Macmillan, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2004. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are reasonably tanned. Pages are wavy at start of book from exposure to water. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In 1841, it is deemed by the elite of a London club that an expedition should set off for Australia, so that 'the country be opened up, mapped and the rich lands found to know the unknown' - but primarily to prevent the French from getting there first. A year later the Bright Planet arrives in Bareheep, and then the trouble really begins for Elijah Blood, the ship's captain, who is literally sick with love Quiet Giles, the company's botanist, worrying about his wife far away and the temptations of the flesh nearby and Edwin Robins, who absconds from the ship's party (with much of the passengers' jewellery) to create mayhem of his own. As the ship travels up river into the heart of the continent, mortality meets the hapless crew, repeatedly. *** Quantity Available: 2. Category: Fiction; Historical; ISBN: 0330364588. ISBN/EAN: 9780330364584. Inventory No: 09110282. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale. Seller Inventory # 09110282
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Book Description Paperback. MAY04. A witty high seas adventure about ambition, exploration and death in Australia.In 1841, it is deemed by the elite of a London club that an expedition should set off for Australia, so that 2004. First edition. A near fine copy. Seller Inventory # 11803056
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