The Adventures Of Ralph Rashleigh: A Penal Exile In Australia 1825-1844
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Pages crisp and light fading on jacket spine
A gripping work of early Australian colonial literature, The Adventures of Ralph Rashleigh: A Penal Exile in Australia 1825–1844 chronicles the harrowing journey of a convicted felon transported to the brutal penal colonies of New South Wales during the nineteenth century. The narrative details Rashleigh's years of suffering through convict labor, his dramatic escape into the wilderness, and his extraordinary time living among Aboriginal Australians, presenting an unflinching portrait of survival against overwhelming odds. Written with raw, visceral energy, the account uncovers the savage realities of the transportation system and the harsh Australian frontier in a way that few contemporary documents managed to capture. Long debated as a work straddling autobiography and fiction, it stands as an invaluable and vivid primary source for understanding the convict experience and the social underbelly of colonial Australia.
Author: Ralph
Format: Hardback
Published: 1970, Lloyd O'Neil
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Pages crisp and light fading on jacket spine
A gripping work of early Australian colonial literature, The Adventures of Ralph Rashleigh: A Penal Exile in Australia 1825–1844 chronicles the harrowing journey of a convicted felon transported to the brutal penal colonies of New South Wales during the nineteenth century. The narrative details Rashleigh's years of suffering through convict labor, his dramatic escape into the wilderness, and his extraordinary time living among Aboriginal Australians, presenting an unflinching portrait of survival against overwhelming odds. Written with raw, visceral energy, the account uncovers the savage realities of the transportation system and the harsh Australian frontier in a way that few contemporary documents managed to capture. Long debated as a work straddling autobiography and fiction, it stands as an invaluable and vivid primary source for understanding the convict experience and the social underbelly of colonial Australia.