For the Term of His Natural Life - Softcover
It is as much an account of the barbaric side of the first 40 years of Australia's history as it is an expose of the British legal system of the same period.
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Forced to conceal his identity and forego his inheritance, Rufus Dawes is unjustly implicated in his father’s murder, convicted of theft and sentenced to be transported to Australia, where he encounters the brutality of the penal system. First published as a serial in the AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL between 1870 and 1872 and in a revised, shortened form as a novel in 1874, For the Term of His Natural Life is an Australian classic, a tale of inhumanity and suffering during Australia’s early colonial history.
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Marcus Clarke (1846-1881), the author of For the Term of his Natural Life, was born in England and emigrated to Australia in 1863, working on a sheep station before becoming a journalist and, later, an editor. He wrote plays, short stories and essays as well as novels, but it is For the Term of his Natural Life that is regarded as his masterpiece, and as one of the most important Australian novels of the nineteenth century.
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- PublisherVictorian Book Wholesalers P/L
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 1876930004
- ISBN 13 9781876930004
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages445
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Book Description Medium Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. 445 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Victoria Publishing, Tasmania, 2009. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Edges of pages are slightly foxed. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Told with great force, FOR THE TERM OF HIS NATURAL LIFE is a narrative of great suffering - of whips, chains and man's inhumanity. There is no attempt to soften the truth of degradation and dark cruelty in convict Australia. And yet the novel is filled with life, and peopled with vivid characters, Rufus Dawes, condemned to transportation for a crime he did not commit, is one of the most unforgettable characters of Australian literature. This is perhaps Australia's most significant and most famous 19-century colonial novel and has found success both in Australia and abroad. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Historical; ISBN/EAN: 9781876930004. Inventory No: 20120029. Seller Inventory # 20120029
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