For the Term of His Natural Life Tapa blanda - 2000

Paperback. Very Good.

Melbourne: Victorian Book Wholesalers P/l, 2009. Paperback. Very Good+. Penguin Aus., 2009. Very Good. Gently Read. Has notes written on the bibliography. 445 pages. 311 Scarcely out of print since the early 1870s, For the Term of His Natural Life has provided successive generations with a vivid account of a brutal phase of colonial life. The main focus of this great convict novel is the complex interaction between those in power and those who suffer, made meaningful because of its hero's struggle against his wrongful imprisonment. Elements of romance, incidents of family life and passages of scenic description both relieve and give emphasis to the tragedy that forms its heart. 311

Victoria Publishing, Tasmania, 2009. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Medium Trade Paperback. 445 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Victoria Publishing, Tasmania, 2009. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Edges of pages are slightly foxed. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: 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. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction;… Leer más