Robbery Under Arms
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
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Pages: Good
Set against the sweeping, sun-scorched landscapes of colonial Australia, Robbery Under Arms is a landmark novel of adventure and moral reckoning that chronicles the rise and fall of the Marston brothers, drawn irresistibly into a life of bushranging under the charismatic and ruthless outlaw Captain Starlight. Narrated from a prison cell by the doomed Dick Marston, the novel immerses the reader in a world of cattle duffing, daring heists, and cross-country chases, capturing the raw, lawless energy of nineteenth-century Australia with visceral authenticity. Rolf Boldrewood — the pen name of Thomas Alexander Browne — crafted in this 1882 serialised tale one of the defining works of Australian literature, presenting a morally complex portrait of criminality that neither wholly condemns nor romanticises its protagonists. The narrative voice is plain-spoken yet deeply affecting, channelling the vernacular rhythms of the colonial bush to create an intimacy that draws readers into complicity with its outlaws. A cornerstone of the Australian literary canon and a thrilling yarn in equal measure, Robbery Under Arms leaves one wondering whether the true wilderness these men navigated was the land itself — or the choices it forced upon them.
Author: Rolf Boldrewood
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Set against the sweeping, sun-scorched landscapes of colonial Australia, Robbery Under Arms is a landmark novel of adventure and moral reckoning that chronicles the rise and fall of the Marston brothers, drawn irresistibly into a life of bushranging under the charismatic and ruthless outlaw Captain Starlight. Narrated from a prison cell by the doomed Dick Marston, the novel immerses the reader in a world of cattle duffing, daring heists, and cross-country chases, capturing the raw, lawless energy of nineteenth-century Australia with visceral authenticity. Rolf Boldrewood — the pen name of Thomas Alexander Browne — crafted in this 1882 serialised tale one of the defining works of Australian literature, presenting a morally complex portrait of criminality that neither wholly condemns nor romanticises its protagonists. The narrative voice is plain-spoken yet deeply affecting, channelling the vernacular rhythms of the colonial bush to create an intimacy that draws readers into complicity with its outlaws. A cornerstone of the Australian literary canon and a thrilling yarn in equal measure, Robbery Under Arms leaves one wondering whether the true wilderness these men navigated was the land itself — or the choices it forced upon them.