For the Term of His Natural Life
by Marcus Clarke
Marcus Clarke's famous historical novel is more than one of Australia's greatest and most widely read classics. It's a horrifying, compelling story of suffering and survival under desperate conditions.
Drawing its material from the appalling but authentic conditions of Tasmania's haunted past, it tells of a man who has been born to wealth and comfort yet is transported to the convict island on a murder charge of which he is innocent - and against which he cannot defend himself without betraying his mother.
Amid searing, unforgettable descriptions of his sufferings at Port Arthur, Macquarie Harbour and the infamous Norfolk Island, the tale unfolds a disturbing and brutal panorama of people and events.
Currey O'Neil 1982 ISBN 0855503181 445pp
Paperback, very good condition, slight cover creasing and edgewear.
18 x 11 x 2.7. 242g
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