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The Recollections Of Geoffry Hamlyn

The Recollections Of Geoffry Hamlyn

Kingsley, Henry

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General ReferenceFiction AnthologiesGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354485278
ISBN13: 9789354485275
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 15 2021
Pages: 500
Weight: 1.60
Height: 1.11 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Across two continents and half a century, Geoffry Hamlyn looks back on a life marked by departure, hardship and unexpected grace on the far edge of empire. Memory is his only map. First published in the mid-nineteenth century, The Recollections of Geoffry Hamlyn is a sweeping Victorian historical novel that traces the journey from English village lanes to the raw expanses of nineteenth century Australia, where the promise of land and freedom comes at a human cost. Through Hamlyn's eye, Henry Kingsley evokes a colonial pioneer saga and Australian pastoral life with unusual tenderness and moral clarity, charting friendships, fortunes and families tested by drought, distance and the dangers of the Victorian era outback. The result is a richly textured emigration and settlement story and an enduring family saga in Australia, at once intimate in feeling and spacious in scale, ideal for book club historical fiction discussions and for fans of Australian classics and fans of Anthony Trollope who relish vivid social worlds and slow-burning drama. Long recognised as a cornerstone of classic Australian fiction and early Australian colonial classics collection, The Recollections of Geoffry Hamlyn offers modern readers a rare inside view of how empire, class and conscience played out on the frontier. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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