Moondyne. A story of convict life in Australia
O'Relly, John Boyle
From Muir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books], PERTH, WA, Australia
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AbeBooks Seller since March 16, 2012
From Muir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books], PERTH, WA, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since March 16, 2012
About this Item
1st ed., Royal octavo, cloth boards with gilt title label upper board, b&w advertisement frontis and last page, text in double colums, pp 128. N.d., c. 1909. Pages toned. Very good condition. Novel loosely based on the life of the Western Australian convict, bushranger, and escapee Moondyne Joe. It is believed to be the first ever novel set in Western Australia. The author was a Fenian revolutionary who was transported as a convict to Western Australia. He escaped the colony on board the American whaling ship Gazelle. 'Moondyne Joe', who was transported for stealing three loaves of bread, is remembered as escaping multiple times from prison in Western Australia, Seller Inventory # 102905
Bibliographic Details
Title: Moondyne. A story of convict life in ...
Publisher: George Routledge & Sons ( 1909), London
Publication Date: 1909
Binding: Cloth Boards
Edition: 1st Edition.
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