1987, ISBN: 0864380488

[EAN: 9780864380487], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Reader's Digest], The World's best reading By Marcus Clarke, Douglas Albion (Illustrated by) A masterpiece in style and scope, Marcus … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780864380487], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Reader's Digest], The World's best reading By Marcus Clarke, Douglas Albion (Illustrated by) 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 our cultural and literary identity. Marcus Clarke was born in 1846 in Kensington, London. At age seventeen Clarke left England for Australia, where his uncle was a county court., Books<

1987, ISBN: 0864380488

[EAN: 9780864380487], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Reader's Digest (1987), Sydney], No signatures. ; 488 pages. Red papered boards with grey spine. Page dimensions: 229 x 151mm. Lo… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780864380487], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Reader's Digest (1987), Sydney], No signatures. ; 488 pages. Red papered boards with grey spine. Page dimensions: 229 x 151mm. Loosely included is a [4] page leaflet by Reader's Digest, which is mainly biographical about the author Marcus Clarke, with an inset about the artist to this edition, Douglas Albion. This is an edition of a novel that was originally first published in 1870-1872, in monthly instalments of the "Australian Journal". With illustrations (wood-engravings/linocuts?) by Douglas Albion. With a 6 page Afterword by W. N. Scott (dated 1987). Series title: "The World's Best Reading". Novel of "the dismal condition of a felon during hist term of transportation." - from the author's Preface. Australian penal settlements.<

1987, ISBN: 9780864380487

Sydney: Reader's Digest. Very Good with no dust jacket. (1987). Hardcover. 0864380488 . A few small abrasions to fore edges of boards. ; 488 pages. Red papered boards with grey spine… Mehr…

Sydney: Reader's Digest. Very Good with no dust jacket. (1987). Hardcover. 0864380488 . A few small abrasions to fore edges of boards. ; 488 pages. Red papered boards with grey spine. Page dimensions: 229 x 152mm. An edition of a novel that was originally first published in 1870-1872, in monthly instalments of the "Australian Journal". With illustrations (wood-engravings/linocuts?) by Douglas Albion. With a 6 page Afterword by W. N. Scott (dated 1987). Series title: "The World's Best Reading". Novel of "the dismal condition of a felon during hist term of transportation." - from the author's Preface. Australian penal settlements. ., Reader's Digest<