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Bush Ballads and Galloping Rhymes - (Edited & Illustrated) by Adam Lindsay Gordon; Denis Daly (Introduction by, Editor); Douglas Sladen (Foreword by); Marcus Clarke (Preface by)
Category: Classics
Although the history of anglophone Australian verse dates back to early colonial times, one of the first antipodean voices recognised as genuinely poetic was that of Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833 - 1870). During his short and tragic life, Gordon published two volumes of verse, the second of which was Bush B ...Show more
For The Term Of His Natural Life by Clarke Marcus
Category: Australiana | Series: The\Australian Experience Ser.
For the Term of His Natural Life, written by Marcus Clarke, was published in the Australian Journal (1870-1872) and as a novel in 1874. It is the best known novelisation of life as a convict in early Australian history. At times relying on seemingly implausible coincidences, the story follows the fortun ...Show more
For The Term Of His Natural Life by CLARKE Marcus
Category: Fiction
Rufus Dawes, condemned to transportation for a crime he did not commit, is an important character in Australian literature. Set in convict Australia, this colonial novel is a narrative of great suffering - of whips, chains and man's inhumanity.
For the Term of His Natural Life by Marcus Clarke
Category: Classics
First published in 1874, this is a powerful tale of an Australian penal settlement, which originally appeared in serial form in a Melbourne paper. It follows the story of Rufus Dawes, a young man transported for a murder which he did not commit. Australian author and content.
For the Term of His Natural Life by Clarke Marcus
Category: Australiana
This great Australian classic was first published in 1874 - a powerful tale of an Australian penal settlement, which originally appeared in serial form in a Melbourne paper. It follows the story of Rufus Dawes, a young man transported for a murder which he did not commit. The harsh and inhumane treatmen ...Show more
For the Term of His Natural Life by Marcus Clarke; Bogdan Meunier (Editor)
Category: Classics
For the Term of His Natural Life, written by Marcus Clarke, was published in the Australian Journal (1870-1872) and as a novel in 1874. It is the best known novelisation of life as a convict in early Australian history. At times relying on seemingly implausible coincidences, the story follows the fortun ...Show more
For the Term of His Natural Life by Marcus Clarke; Mint Editions (Contribution by)
Category: Fiction | Series: Mint Editions--Political and Social Narratives Ser.
In the breathless stillness of a tropical afternoon, when the air was hot and heavy, and the sky brazen and cloudless, the shadow of the Malabar lay solitary on the surface of the glittering sea. The sun--who rose on the left hand every morning a blazing ball, to move slowly through the unbearable blue, ...Show more
For the Term of His Natural Life by Marcus Clarke
Category: Classics | Series: Popular Penguins
For the Term of his Natural Life by Marcus Clarke. For the Term of His Natural Life, written by Marcus Clarke, was published in the Australian Journal between 1870 and 1872 (as His Natural Life), appearing as a novel in 1874. It is the best known novelisation of life as a convict in early Australian his ...Show more
For the Term of His Natural Life: Text Classics by Marcus Clarke
Category: Classics | Series: Text Classics Ser.
Wrongfully convicted, a young aristocrat is sent to the penal colony of Van Diemen's Land. There he is forced to endure tremendous suffering, from the cruelty of those in power to the harsh untamed country. Dawes remains determined to clear his name, no matter the trials that come his way.
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