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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.
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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.
About the Author
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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- PublisherAngus & Robertson
- Publication date1982
- ISBN 10 0207144524
- ISBN 13 9780207144523
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages448
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Deluxe Edition. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. Gift notation and previous owner's bookplate on illustrated front free end paper. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Colour and B&W illustrations based on set and costume designs for the TV production based on the book ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 379 pages; This is the deluxe but condensed illustrated edition of this classic Australian novel. "For the Term of His Natural Life is a fantastic tale, which sometimes depends on false lucks. The tale details the affluences of Rufus Dawes, a youthful lad accused for the crime of stealing that he never did, from the fatality of a robbery to whom he was really offering his help. The cruel and degrading behavior imposed on the prisoners, most of whom were incarcerated for moderately slight offenses, are apparently taken. The situations undergone by the felons are explicitly pronounced. The book was grounded on a study by the writer and a duty call to the penitentiary of Port Arthur." The book was originally published in book form in 1874 and has been condensed to make it more readable for the modern reader. Seller Inventory # 20523
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