For the Term of His Natural Life: Popular Penguins
Author: Clarke, Marcus
ISBN: 9780143202691
Publisher: Penguin
Year First Published: 2009
Pages: 448
Dimensions: 180mm x 111mm x 31mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
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 of family life and passages of scenic description both relieve and give emphasis to the tragedy that forms its heart.
ISBN: 9780143202691
Publisher: Penguin
Year First Published: 2009
Pages: 448
Dimensions: 180mm x 111mm x 31mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
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 of family life and passages of scenic description both relieve and give emphasis to the tragedy that forms its heart.
