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  • For the Term of His Natural Life

    by Marcus Clarke ...
    Widely regarded as one of the greatest novels in Australian literature, For the Term of His Natural Life is a powerful and unforgettable tale of injustice, endurance, and survival. Set against the harsh backdrop of nineteenth-century penal colonies, the novel follows the tragic journey of Richard Devine, a young man wrongly convicted and transported across the seas to serve a life sentence. As he ... Read more

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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.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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  • 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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  • 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

    $4.19 CAD

  • For the Term of His Natural Life

    A Convict in the Tasmanian Penal Colony

    by Marcus Clarke ...
    Series series Adventure & the Sea
    Complete and unabridged, with 57 full-page plates by John Everett Millais, William Hogarth and Marianne North. An innocent man is transported to Van Diemen's Land and passes through the whole convict system - the hulks, Macquarie Harbour, Norfolk Island - and out the other side barely human. Clarke researched it in the colonial archives and interviewed survivors; it is the great Australian novel ... 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

    $4.11 CAD

  • For the Term of His Natural Life

    by Marcus Clarke ...
    “...he was so horribly unhuman, that one shuddered to think that tender women and fair children must, of necessity, confess to fellowship of kind with such a monster.”― Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural LifeFor the Term of His Natural Life (1874) by Marcus Clarke tells the story of Richard Devine, a young aristocrat, disowned by his father and wrongfully convicted of a crime, which ... Read more

    $1.36 CAD

  • Australian Tales

    by Marcus Clarke ...
    Mark Twain Lecture, Melbourne, Oct., 1895MARCUS CLARKEI not only regret, but feel surprised that the 'Selected Works' of Australia's only literary genius—a genius such as you will not see again for many a long year—should be out of print. Through the courtesy of his widow I obtained a copy of the work after failing to buy one anywhere. And such a work, such reading, such power. It was just the ... Read more

    $2.94 CAD

  • 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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  • Australian Tales

    by Marcus Clarke ...
    Step into the rugged landscapes and vibrant colonial society of nineteenth-century Australia with Australian Tales, a captivating collection of stories by renowned Australian author Marcus Clarke. Best known for his vivid portrayal of early Australian life, Clarke brings together a series of engaging narratives filled with adventure, mystery, humor, and human drama. Drawing inspiration from the ... Read more

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  • For the Term of His Natural Life: 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

    $10.99 CAD