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“marcus clarke”

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  • For the Term of His Natural Life

    by Marcus Clarke ...
    The story is set in the early days of the Australian penal colony system, particularly in the 19th century, and it explores the harsh and brutal conditions faced by convicts sent to Australia from Britain. The narrative follows the life of Rufus Dawes, a wrongly convicted Englishman who is transported to the harsh penal colony of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania). The novel depicts his struggles, ... Read more

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  • For the Term of His Natural Life

    by Marcus Clarke ...
    On the evening of May 3, 1827, the garden of a large red-brick bow-windowed mansion called North End House, which, enclosed in spacious grounds, stands on the eastern height of Hampstead Heath, between Finchley Road and the Chestnut Avenue, was the scene of a domestic tragedy. ... Read more

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  • For the Term of his Natural Life

    by Marcus Clarke ...
    On the evening of May 3, 1827, the garden of a large red-brick bow-windowed mansion called North End House, which, enclosed in spacious grounds, stands on the eastern height of Hampstead Heath, between Finchley Road and the Chestnut Avenue, was the scene of a domestic tragedy.Three persons were the actors in it. One was an old man, whose white hair and wrinkled face gave token that he was at least ... Read more

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  • For the Term of His Natural Life

    Nonsuch Classics

    by Marcus Clarke ...
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    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 ... Read more

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  • For the Term of his Natural Life

    by Marcus Clarke ...
    For the Term of His Natural Life, written by Marcus Clarke, was published in the Australian Journal between 1870 and 1872 (as His Natural Life), appearing as a novel in 1874. It is the best known novelisation of life as a convict in early Australian history. Described as a "ripping yarn", and at times relying on seemingly implausible coincidences, the story follows the fortunes of Rufus Dawes, a ... Read more

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  • For the Term of His Natural Life: Popular Penguins

    Popular Penguins

    by Marcus Clarke ...
    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 ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Future of Work

    Human Value in a Digital World

    by Marcus Clarke ...
    The world of work is changing. Seismic shifts in technology, demographics and globalization are fundamentally changing the meaning of work, jobs and careers. Human jobs are increasingly performed by robots, expert systems or software, which are steadily eroding middle class employment in the US. The remaining jobs are now performed by human-machine hybrids as we become ever more dependent upon ... Read more

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  • Australian Gothic

    An Anthology of Australian Supernatural Fiction

    by Mary Fortune, J. E. P. Muddock, Ernest Favenc, Marcus Clarke ...
    Australia has a long tradition of weird fiction, stretching back to colonial times. The stories in this anthology showcase the richness and variety of Australia horror and supernatural stories in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Among the authors included are: Mary Fortune, Lionel Sparrow, Marcus Clarke, Guy Boothby, B. L. Farjeon, J. E. P. Muddock, Ernest Favenc, Hume Nisbet, Rosa ( ... Read more

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  • For the Term of His Natural Life

    by Marcus Clarke ...
    My Dear Sir Charles, I take leave to dedicate this work to you, not merely because your nineteen years of political and literary life in Australia render it very fitting that any work written by a resident in the colonies, and having to do with the history of past colonial days, should bear your name upon its dedicatory page; but because the publication of my book is due to your advice and ... Read more

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  • For the Term of His Natural Life

    by Marcus Clarke ...
    "For the Term of His Natural Life" is a novel by Marcus Clarke, published in 1874. It's a classic of Australian literature, often considered one of the greatest works of fiction from the colonial period. The story is set in the brutal environment of the British penal colony of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) in the early 19th century.The narrative follows the life of Rufus Dawes, a young man who ... Read more

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  • For the Term of his Natural Life

    by Marcus Clarke ...
    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 ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • For the Term of His Natural Life

    by Marcus Clarke ...
    Discover an often-overlooked period in history with this sweeping epic exploring the period when Australia served as a penal colony. Packed with exhaustively researched historical detail, this rip-roaring yarn will leave your head spinning with its many twists, turns and surprises. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD