An innocent man endures Australia's convict system
Vintage Good Condition - Minor cover wear with heavy foxing along the page edges. Gift inscription, blacked-out stamp and title page stamp inside. Otherwise pages are clean. Published 1987.
Wrongly convicted and transported to Van Diemen's Land, Richard Devine lives under the name Rufus Dawes in a penal system defined by punishment and arbitrary power. His struggle to survive brings him into contact with the cruelty of officials, the desperation of fellow prisoners and occasional acts of humanity within an unforgiving environment. As years pass, the hope of clearing his name remains entangled with sacrifice, loyalty and the consequences of concealed identities. Marcus Clarke's novel presents a dramatic account of suffering and endurance in colonial Australia. This Reader's Digest World's Best Reading edition contains the complete text of the original book edition, with illustrations by Douglas Albion and an afterword by W. N. Scott.
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