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For the Term of His Natural Life: A Convict in Early Australian History

For the Term of His Natural Life: A Convict in Early Australian History

Clarke, Marcus

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Biographies GeneralAustralia & OceaniaGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1523672102
ISBN13: 9781523672103
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jan 24 2016
Pages: 270
Weight: 1.39
Height: 0.57 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.02
Language: English

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 history. Described as a ripping yarn, and at times relying on seemingly implausible coincidences, the story follows the fortunes of Rufus Dawes, a young man transported for a murder that he did not commit. The book clearly conveys the harsh and inhumane treatment meted out to the convicts, some of whom were transported for relatively minor crimes, and graphically describes the conditions the convicts experienced. The novel was based on research by the author as well as a visit to the penal settlement of Port Arthur, Tasmania.

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