For the Term of His Natural Life (Paperback)

Marcus Clarke

ISBN 10: 1925355659 / ISBN 13: 9781925355659

Published by Text Publishing, Melbourne, 2016

About this Item

Paperback. This Text Classics edition features a new introduction by Rohan Wilson, author of the Vogel-winning novel The Roving Party.A masterpiece in style and scope, Marcus Clarke's For the Term of His Natural Life is an ambitious tale of tragedy, redemption, and the ugliness and resilience of man.Wrongfully convicted of a crime he did not commit, a young aristocrat is sent to pay his dues in Van Diemen's Land. As a criminal in this new colony, Richard Devine is forced to endure tremendous suffering and inhumanity, from the baseless cruelty of those in power to the harsh brutalities of an untamed country. Yet, with enduring human spirit and unrelenting determination, Richard remains ever desperate to clear his name, no matter the trials that come his way.First published in 1874, Marcus Clarke's vivid and brutal depictions of convict life have come to define our colonial history. Still beloved by readers today, For the Term of His Natural Life remains the most important Australian book of the nineteenth century, and a vital part of ourcultural and literary identity. Marcus Clarke's For The Term Of His Natural Life is an ambitious tale of tragedy, redemption, and the ugliness and resilience of man. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: For the Term of His Natural Life (Paperback)
• Publisher: Text Publishing, Melbourne
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1925355659
• ISBN 13: 9781925355659
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Born in 1846, Marcus Clarke left London for Australia aged 17. As a writer, commissioned to pen a serial about convict life, he produced this masterwork. Republished as a novel in 1874, his epic tale of crime and punishment was distributed in Britain, USA, Germany and elsewhere. He died aged 35.

Rohan Wilson: Author of two novels: The Roving Party (2011), which won the NSW Premier’s Literary Award and a Tasmanian Literary Prize; and To Name Those Lost (2014), which won a Victorian Premier’s Literary Award and an Adelaide Festival Award. He grew up in Tasmania and lives in Queensland.