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For the Term of His Natural Life [electronic resource].

For the Term of His Natural Life [electronic resource].

For the Term of His Natural Life [electronic resource].

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvxaK4epPd

For the Term of His Natural Life [electronic resource].

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Full title

For the Term of His Natural Life [electronic resource].

Publisher

Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2012.

Date

2012.

Record Identifier

74VvxaK4epPd

MMS ID

991016757549702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

1 online resource (436 p.)

Contents

TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; PROLOGUE; BOOK ONE: The Sea-1827; 1. The Prison Ship; 2. Sarah Purfoy; 3. The Monotony Breaks; 4. The Hospital; 5. The Barracoon; 6. The Fate of the ""Hydaspes""; 7. Typhus Fever; 8. A Dangerous Crisis; 9. Woman's Weapons; 10. Eight Bells; 11. Discoveries and Co...

21. The Seizure of the "" Osprey ""22. John Rex's Revenge; 23. Left at "" Hell's Gates ""; 24. ""Mr."" Dawes; 25. What the Seaweed Suggested; 26. A Wonderful Day's Work; 27. The Coracle; 28. The Writing on the Sand; 29. At Sea; BOOK THREE: Port Arthur-1838; 30. A Labourer in the Vineyard; 31. Sarah...

40. A Relic of Macquarie Harbour41. At Port Arthur; 42. The Commandant's Butler; 43. Mr. North's Indisposition; 44. One Hundred Lashes; 45. Kicking Against the Pricks; 46. Captain and Mrs. Frere; 47. In the Hospital; 48. The Consolations of Religion; 49. ""A Natural Penitentiary""; 50. A Visit of In...

59. Extracted from the Diary of the Rev. James North60. Extracted from the Diary of the Rev. James North; 61. Mr. Richard Devine Surprised; 62. In Which the Chaplain is taken III; 63. Breaking a Man's Spirit; 64. Extracted from the Diary of the Rev. James North; 65. The Longest Straw; 66. A Meeting;...

Publication information

Publisher

Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2012.

Date Published

2012.

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Access Conditions

Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Summary

The classic novel of convict Australia, For the Term of His Natural Life is a novel of tremendous power, and also of suffering and inhumanity.

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For the Term of His Natural Life [electronic resource].

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Record Identifier

74VvxaK4epPd

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvxaK4epPd

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ISBN

9781742699813

DDC

A823.4

MMS ID

991016757549702626