For The Term Of His Natural Life - Softcover

Clarke, Marcus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1444629816 ISBN 13: 9781444629811

Publisher: Brouwer Press, 2009

Synopsis

This early works is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions using the original artwork and text.

About this title

From the Publisher

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brouwer Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1444629816
• ISBN 13: 9781444629811
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480